Site of the Home of Captain John York
Yorktown
DeWitt County, Texas
28 56.465' N 97 22.912' W Directions: Start at the intersection of FM-237 and CR-447 (York Cemetery Road). Go .35 miles south on CR-447. The marker is on the left (east) side of the road.
Text: A member of one of Austin's ranging companies at San Felipe in 1829. Commanded A Company at the capture of San Antonio in 1835. Yorktown, named in his honor was laid out in 1848 on his land. Born July 4, 1800. Killed by Indians, October 11, 1848.