First National Bank of Mineola

Chartered on May 31, 1898, the First National Bank of Mineola incorporated for $50,000 at $500 per share. The majority shareholder, lawyer and former Wood County Judge H. M. Cates, became first president. Local photographer J. O. Teagarden served as first cashier. Throughout the course of its history, First National Bank has retained a strong financial footing in the community, surviving the banking crisis of the 1930s and adjusting to Mineola's shift from an agrarian economy to a retail service center after World War II. After operating for almost 60 years from its building at the corner of Johnson and Broad streets, the bank moved to this site in 1965. (2001)

First National Bank of Mineola is a historical marker in Mineola, Wood County, dedicated in 2001. 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 32.6647, -95.4875 near Mineola. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sarah Rosalie Patten Buchanan (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Thomas Breen Family, Mineola Post Office, and Mineola History Museum.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5499012626. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.