Tyler-Porter's Bluff Road

First mapped in 1846 and 1849 by state surveyors John Lawler and Samuel Huffer, this trail may pre-date Mexican rule. Used as a military road and a cattle trail, it extended from Tyler in Smith County to Porter's Bluff in northwestern Navarro County. By 1870, the Memphis and El Paso Stage Line made twelve mail stops along that route, nine of them in Van Zandt County. Much of the old trail near Edom was included when State Highways 64 and 279, as well as local farm roads, were created. In 1997, vestiges of the Tyler-Porter's Bluff Road were still visible in some locations. (1997) Incise on base: Historian: Neill S. Hays

Tyler-Porter's Bluff Road is a historical marker in Edom, Van Zandt County, dedicated in 1997. It is one of 84 historical markers documented in Van Zandt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 169 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3750, -95.6155 near Edom. The nearest cataloged historic site is Edom Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Edom Methodist Church, First Baptist Church of Edom, and Flatwood Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5467011441. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.