Marker Inscription
Under a large post oak (300 ft. NW) on Gaines Greer's farm, Aug. 5, 1850, Wood County was organized. Commissioners Reuben Elledge, Joseph Fisher, George Greer, Henry Stout, and Gilbert Yarbrough met with 20 other men to choose site for county seat and elect first officials. Elected were the chief justice, D. O. Norton; county clerk, Ambrose Fitzgerald; treasurer, Henry W. Norton; tax assessor-collector, Gilbert Yarbrough; sheriff, Henry Stout; and county commissioners, Daniel Center, P. M. Gunstream, William Rice, Peter Rozell. Historic oak survived until it was killed by lightning, 1950s. (1973)
About this site
First Election in Wood County is a historical marker in Mineola, Wood County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Wood County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 151 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.6878, -95.4215 near Mineola. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rockfield Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include New Hope Baptist Church, New Hope Cemetery, and Dumas.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5499008957. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
