Historical Marker
De Witt County
Historical marker location:
Yorktown, Texas
( East limit to Yorktown SH 72)
Marker installed: 1936
Created March 24, 1846 from Gonzales, Victoria and Goliad counties; organized July 13, 1846, with Cameron as the county seat. Named in honor of Green De Witt, a Texas Empresario born in Kentucky February 12, 1787. Died in Mexico, May 18, 1835.