Historical Marker
McAnelly Settlement
Historical marker location:
FM 580, Lometa vicinity, Texas
( FM 580, about 1.5 miles west of FM 581, near County Roads 355 and 1720)
Marker installed: 1967
Threshold for settlement of Lampasas, San Saba counties. Commemorates homestead site of Robert D. McAnelly (1806-1888) who came here in early 1830's; was surveyor of large areas of surrounding land. McAnelly's Bend was named for him in 1858. His son, Cornelius, was first white child born in Lampasas County.