Marker Inscription
Ferry point near this site, on Big Cypress. Important town of 1850's, with an academy, 2 dry goods stores, 2 groceries, drug store, 3 doctors, Methodist and Presbyterian churches, a hotel and Masonic lodge. During Civil War, lived up to its name, selling coffee when other towns had none. Had a Confederate camp of instruction, one of three in Upshur County, established in response to June 8, 1861, call of Governor Edward Clark for such camps to be set up at expense of local citizens. Trained infantry and cavalry.
About this site
Coffeeville is a historical marker in Gilmer, Upshur County. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Upshur County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 108 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.8387, -94.7557 near Gilmer. The nearest cataloged historic site is Camp Talley (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include McNairy, John Hamilton, Col., New Coffeeville Cemetery, and Tarver's Ferry.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5459011303. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
