Historical Marker
Kerr County
Historical marker location:
700 Main St., Kerrville, Texas
( Kerr County Courthouse grounds, southwest entrance facing Main Street)
Marker installed: 1936
Formed from Bexar County - Created January 26, 1856 - Organized March 22, 1856.
Named in honor of James Kerr, 1790-1850; the first American settler on the Guadalupe River; general manager of DeWitt's Colony; signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence; member of the Third Texas Congress.
County Seat, Kerrsville (afterwards Kerrville), 1856-1860; Comfort, 1860-1862; Kerrville, since.