Marker Inscription
Before founding of town, this land lay in Mexican grant made to Col. Robt. Rankin, veteran of American Revolution. Post office here bore name "Coonskin" (1847), then "Fireman's Hill," and finally "Cold Springs" (1850). Spelling later became "Coldspring." Original town plat contained 14 blocks. First courthouse, of wood, burned 1915. Present stone building replaced it in 1918. By 1923 most of town had moved up the hill to present site. Early schools included an 1847 academy, the 1880 "Male and Female Institute," and Mrs. India Grace's private school of 1880s.
About this site
Coldspring is a historical marker in Coldspring, San Jacinto County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 23 historical markers documented in San Jacinto County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 94 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5932, -95.1287 near Coldspring. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hansbro's, J. M. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Governor George Tyler Wood, San Jacinto County Courthouse, and Mount Moriah Lodge No. 37, A. F. & A. M..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5407007652. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
