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Log Cabins in Bowie County, TX

Log cabins and log houses on the record near you, the oldest kind of house still standing in many counties.

Architecture is history you can still walk into. Bowie County is one of 254 counties in Texas. The trick is knowing which doors have a story behind them.

Girl knocking on wooden door - log cabins — Photo: Geranimo on Unsplash

Historic wooden house with a figure and bench - log cabins — Photo: Darin Wicentowich on Unsplash

An old log cabin with a brick chimney - log cabins — Photo: Michael Toler on Unsplash

On the record near Bowie County, TX

The 10 nearest

10 listed sites on the record match log cabins within 120 miles of Bowie County, TX, out of 66 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 22 listed sites carry Bowie County as their county.

Key Log Cabin 63 miles from the center of Bowie County · Harrison CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Trammel's Trace Cabin 63 miles from the center of Bowie County · Harrison CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Baggs, James Martin, Log Barn83 miles from the center of Bowie County · Building · Pickens · listed 2015National Register of Historic Places
Heathcliff Cabin87 miles from the center of Bowie County · Building · Mena · listed 2021National Register of Historic Places
T. J. Walling Log Cabin95 miles from the center of Bowie County · Rusk CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Lake Catherine State Park--Nature Cabin101 miles from the center of Bowie County · Building · Shorewood Hills · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
Cabin No. 1101 miles from the center of Bowie County · Building · Shorewood Hills · listed 1995National Register of Historic Places
Lake Catherine State Park--Cabin No. 2101 miles from the center of Bowie County · Building · Shorewood Hills · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
Lake Catherine State Park--Cabin No. 3101 miles from the center of Bowie County · Building · Shorewood Hills · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, Log House115 miles from the center of Bowie County · Building · Saline · listed 2016National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Bowie County, TX. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Log Cabins in Bowie County, step by step

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See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Bowie County, TX ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Bowie County, TX?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Bowie County

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Bowie County, TX the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Bowie County, TX are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.