Site of the Town of Bevilport

Historical marker location:

FM 2799, Jasper vicinity, Texas

( FM 2799, 9.5 mi. W. of SH 63 at Bevilport boat ramp)

Marker installed: 1936

Important river navigation point, 1830-1860. Established by John Bevil in whose honor the municipality was first named in 1834 with Bevilport as seat of justice. A mail station in 1835. County seat of Jasper County, 1836-1837. Incorporated June 5, 1837. A business and social center until the Civil War. Erected by the State of Texas 1936.