Cleburne
BRANDED 1867 The city of Cleburne, established in 1867, developed out of a temporary frontier military installation called Camp Henderson. Soldiers and citizens traveling between two more permanent garrisons, Fort Belknap and…
Although a number of cattle drive routes existed in 19th century America, none have penetrated the heart of popular imagination like the Chisholm Trail, especially in Texas. View the listings below to plan your Chisholm Trail trip through Texas.
BRANDED 1867 The city of Cleburne, established in 1867, developed out of a temporary frontier military installation called Camp Henderson. Soldiers and citizens traveling between two more permanent garrisons, Fort Belknap and…
WHERE THE WEST BEGINS United States Army General William Jenkins Worth, hero of the Mexican War, had big plans for a small but strategic spot along the Clear Fork of the Trinity…
Original and Independent Denton is the perfect place to forget boy bands and popped collars, traffic jams and monkey suits. This Texas Lakes Trail city is home to two major universities: the…
A SHOT AND A CHASER AT SNEAD’S PLACE When you step into the Roanoke Visitors Center and Museum, you’ll be entering a Texas Landmark built in 1886 and constructed of native stone…
STAR OF NORTH TEXAS Gainesville originally consisted of three families living in log houses near Elm Creek, hardly predictive of the thriving community seen today. An offer to grant 640 acres to…
Railroads reached Decatur in the 1880s, and before you knew it, a railway worker coined the crap shooter’s cant, "Eighter from Decatur," for the dice throw of a lucky eight. A decade…
U.S. Army expeditions and California-bound gold seekers drank from the headwaters of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in 1849. A settlement called Head of Elm served drinks to cattle drovers…
For a small town Nocona claims a big heritage with national influence. Taovaya Indians lived for three centuries along the Red River north of town. They moved to Indian Territory by the…
CATFISH TO FRISBEES A curious story surrounds the naming of Round Rock, established along the northern banks of Brushy Creek and first known as “Brushy Creek”. At the behest of postal officials…
RED POPPY CAPITAL The mid-1800s saw two groups attracted to the future site of Georgetown with its abundance of timber and clean water: pioneering settlers, both American and European, and the Tonkawa…
THE VILLAGE OF SALADO As a welcome break from travel on Interstate 35 between Austin and Waco or as a destination, downtown Salado rewards visitors with art galleries, antiques stores and restaurants…
MA AND THE SISTERS Often the first site visitors see once arriving in Belton is the Bell County Courthouse, perhaps one of the most elaborate in the Renaissance Revival style. This structure…
BRIDGING THE PAST AND PRESENT The nicknames “Six-Shooter Junction” and “Athens of Texas” are contradictory, but Waco is where the Wild West met the Old South. Platted in 1849, the community grew…
HOME OF THE TEXAS STATE KOLACHE Who doesn’t love a sweet-filled pillow of puffy dough? Certainly not visitors to West, home of the official kolache, the Central European wedding desert perfected by…
WHERE HISTORY AND THE ARTS MEAN BUSINESS Few small towns can crow about a prehistoric past, a royal visitor, nationally recognized artists, and a bustling downtown where antiques shops, restaurants and galleries…
CULTURAL TOUCHSTONE Home of the Alamo and the Riverwalk, San Antonio serves as one of the state’s richest cultural touchstones and popular heritage travel destinations. Just how rich? Check out the Institute…
Texans of Teutonic ancestry feel a special kinship with the community of New Braunfels. Perhaps it’s the Germanic roots, the likes of which can still be seen throughout the region. Or perhaps…
THE EDUCATION OF A PRESIDENT A spring-fed river, the only university in Texas to graduate a U.S. president, and downtown and residential historic districts are just a few of the diverse attractions…
Think Lockhart and think barbecue. The Texas legislature even named it the “Barbecue Capital of Texas.” It’s also known for a nine-block historic district centered on the elaborate 1894 Second Empire-style Caldwell…
BEAUTY, HEALTH AND PROSPERITY In 1839 a site-selection committee, appointed by the Texas Congress, chose a special location for the Republic’s new capital and, in fact, the characteristics influencing the committee’s decision…
THE BELLS OF RE-FURY-O! Refugio, once the site of a Karankawa campground, served as the relocation spot for Señora del Refugio Mission in 1795. Why move a mission to the campground? To…
CONFLICT CENTRAL A change of river locations by Spanish colonizers helped establish Goliad, considered one of the oldest Spanish colonial municipalities in the state. Goliad grew up around Mission Espiritu Santo and…
FULL CIRCLE The Texas Independence Trail city of Victoria is no stranger to conflict. In 1685, French explorer La Salle established Fort St. Louis near what would one day become Victoria, only…
North of Galveston, Texas City harbors several historical distinctions: the city remains the nation’s 11th largest seaport, and it’s also the site of America’s worst industrial catastrophe — a 1947 chain-reaction explosion…
PIONEERS AND A PROHIBITIONIST The six-square-block downtown Historic District is a testament to Richmond’s heritage. Walking-tour maps are available at the Fort Bend Museum, where exhibits trace area history from the Anglo-American…
John Hallett settled here in 1831 on a land grant from Stephen F. Austin. After Hallett’s death in 1836, his wife Margaret donated land for a townsite. As seat of Lavaca County…
This area, and most of the region, was used by cattlemen in the late 1800s as a gathering ground for cattle headed to market along the Chisholm Trail. With arrival of the…
THE TURKEY TROT Cuero, Spanish for “leather”, was named for the Arroyo del Cuero nearby, a Spanish reference to the wild cattle that would often get stuck in the arroyo’s mud. In…
Rich grasslands attracted Canary Island immigrants here in the 1730s. A state historic site recalls that era at the stabilized ruins of Rancho de las Cabras, a ranching outpost that served one…
FIRST SHOT FIRED The legacy of Gonzales is a long and rich one, placing its narrative among a list of premier historical watermarks in the evolution of Texas statehood. On October 2…
A CONCRETE PAST Rich with pecans, walnuts and history, Seguin is the seat of Guadalupe County and one of the oldest towns in Texas, founded by frontier rangers in 1838. Originally called…
WAR AND PEACEFUL SEA BREEZES Alongside Brownsville's restored Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and the refurbished 1912 Cameron County Courthouse, you‘ll find the 1870 steam-powered Engine Number One, once the locomotion mojo for…
RENEGADES TO RINGTONES Donna, it's not just the name of the town, but Donna Hooks Fletcher's name, a skilled entrepreneur and savvy business woman in the 1900s, who turned a local land…
BORN OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY The lively community of McAllen serves as example of the reprise of Hispanic influence over our borderland heritage. Its history, a shifting phase of Spanish and…
MAMMOTHS TO MELONS The capital of Scotland may have its castle but our Edinburg has something even better—a full-sized replica of an Ice Age woolly mammoth, located in the town's Museum of…
WHERE'S RAYMOND? Edward Burleson Raymond, founder of Raymondville and the Willacy County seat, was a busy man. Son of Republic of Texas lawyer and newspaperman N.C. Raymond and born in a log…
CURANDEROS AND CREAMERIES Don Pedrito Jaramillo, known throughout Texas as the "Healer of Los Olmos," arrived near the soon-to-be-established town of Falfurrias in 1881. According to his legend, Jamarillo suffered a nose…
DYNASTIES AND DRAMA Sarita, established in 1904 and named for the daughter of ranching magnate and entrepreneur John G. Kenedy, served as center for the Kenedy Ranch and the Kenedy Pasture Company…
KING OF THE VILLE Captain King, the 19th century entrepreneur responsible for creating the "birthplace of American ranching," was born to Irish parents, spent his childhood in New York City, stowed away…
DRIVING THE DOGGIES INTO HISTORY Wild Hog and Cabrito Cook-offs, the George West Storyfest, and Miss Live Oak County Pageant are but a few of the modern celebratory events that probably would…
CORPUS! Gateway to Padre Island National Seashore! Need more be said? Certainly, because from here on its all gravy. Corpus Christi is the Tropical Trail Region's largest city, a deep-water seaport brimming…
"THE BEST COTTON-PICKIN' LAND AROUND" If Imogene Wharburton, Taft's first postmistress, were alive today she probably could fill you in on all the town gossip. In 1904, the year the first post…
DON'T WASTE A MINUTE ON FRANDOLIG ISLAND! Rockport really does rock! The sheltered harbor, established over a century and a half ago, sits atop a shelf of solid rock underlying its shoreline…
Independence Trail Region
117 S Bell Dr. Texas City, Texas 77590 Website
Lakes Trail Region
3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76107 (817) 738-1933 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
1800 Congress Ave. Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 936-4637 Website
Brazos Trail Region
101 Main Street Meridian, Texas 76665 (254) 435-6182 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
210 W. Market Street San Antonio, Texas 78205 (210) 299-4499 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
318 E. Houston Street San Antonio, Texas 78205 (210) 247-4000 Website
Independence Trail Region
315 East Market Street Lockhart, Texas 78644 (512) 398-5879 Website
Lakes Trail Region
1600 Gendy Street Fort Worth, Texas 76107 (817) 332-8551 Website
Brazos Trail Region
500 Chisholm Trail Rd, Round Rock, Texas 78681 (512) 218-5540 Website
Independence Trail Region
302 N. Esplanade Cuero, Texas 77954 (361) 277-2866 Website
Lakes Trail Region
101 Chisholm Trail Cleburne, Texas 76033 (254) 998-0261 Website
Tropical Trail Region
1900 N Chaparral Street Corpus Christi , Texas 78401 (361) 826-4667 Website
Tropical Trail Region
129 South 8th Street Donna, Texas 78537 (956) 464-9989 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
604 Brazos Street Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 439-1234 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Just West of IH-35 at McKenna Ave. New Braunfels, Texas 78130 (830) 221-1100 Website
Lakes Trail Region
131 E Exchange Ave. Fort Worth, Texas 76164 Website
Tropical Trail Region
317 Fulton Beach Rd. Rockport, Texas 78382 (361) 729-0386 Website
Independence Trail Region
10215 FM 762 Road Richmond, Texas 77469 (281) 343-0218 Website
Independence Trail Region
108 Park Rd. 6 Goliad, Texas 77963 Website
Tropical Trail Region
415 N St. Mary's Falfurrias, Texas 78355 (361) 325-2907 Website
Brazos Trail Region
411 W 5th St. Clifton, Texas 76634 (254) 675-8337 Website
Tropical Trail Region
641 E. Madison St. Brownsville, Texas 78520 (956) 548-1313 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
111 E San Antonio Street First Floor San Marcos, Texas 78666 (512) 216-0500 Website
Independence Trail Region
1420 3rd St. Floresville, Texas 78114 Website
Tropical Trail Region
905 West Santa Gertrudis Ave. Kingsville, Texas 78363 (361) 593-2810 Website
Independence Trail Region
8167 N FM 81 Karnes City, Texas 78118 (830) 780-3210 Website
Tropical Trail Region
280 La Parra Ave. Sarita, Texas 78385 (361) 415-2912 Website
Tropical Trail Region
405 North 6th Street Kingsville, Texas 78363 (361) 595-1881 Website
Independence Trail Region
1205 N Texana St. Halletsville, Texas 77964 (361) 798-4113 Website
Tropical Trail Region
301 Houston Street George West, Texas 78022 (361) 449-2733 Website
Independence Trail Region
205 S. Market Street Goliad, Texas 77963 (361) 645-8767 Website
Tropical Trail Region
301 South Main Street McAllen, Texas 78501 (956) 687-1904 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
204 Alamo Plaza San Antonio, Texas 78205 (210) 223-4361 Website
Lakes Trail Region
210 South Dixon Gainesville, Texas 76240 (940) 668-8900 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
1370 Church Hill Dr. New Braunfels, Texas 78130 (830) 629-6504 Website
Tropical Trail Region
200 North Closner Blvd. Edinburg, Texas 78541 (956) 383-6911 Website
Independence Trail Region
2200 E. Red River Street Victoria, Texas 77901 (361) 582-2511 Website
Lakes Trail Region
1720 Gendy Street Fort Worth, Texas 76107 (817) 336-4475 Website
Brazos Trail Region
700 Veterans Way Belton, Texas 76513 (254) 933-5860 Website
Tropical Trail Region
600 E. Jackson Brownsville, Texas 78520 (956) 541-5560 Website
Independence Trail Region
700 N. Main Street, Ste. 101 Victoria, Texas 77901 (361) 485-3116 Website
Independence Trail Region
2122 North St. Joseph Gonzales, Texas 78629 (830) 672-2157 Website
Independence Trail Region
217 Loop 71 Goliad, Texas 77963 (361) 645-3752 Website