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In this vicinity was historic Spanish rancho called El Lobanillo. Pueblo of Gil Ybarbo (1729-1809), where his ill mother and other refugees remained when Spain evacuated colonists from Western Louisiana and East Texas in 1773. Granted 1794 to Juan Ignacio Pifermo, and inherited in early 1800s by John Maximillian (1778?-1866), this is now known as oldest continuously occupied site in East Texas. (1972)
El Lobanillo is a historical marker in Geneva, Sabine County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Sabine County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 152 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4759, -93.9173 near Geneva. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jones-Sweet House (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gasby, William, Gasby NZ Cemetery, New Zion Church, and King-Dean Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5403011033. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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