Yarbrough Bend

Yarbrough Bend was a family settlement. When John Swanson Yarbrough led settlers to the Frio in 1858, they included his sons Alfred and Dow, his stepsons James Tope and John Moore, and neighbors N. H. Walker, Joe Walker and Benjamin Winters. Later that year another group, led by Green Holland, founded Rio Frio about ten miles west. The county's first census, in 1870, counted 39 families and 230 people. Intermarriage tied the households together: Yarbrough's daughter Amanda married Joseph Walker.

What the plaque says

Yarbrough Bend Founded 1858. Named for John Swanson Yarbrough, an original settler. Town contained about 30 log "picket houses". Settlers were often harassed by Indians, cattle thieves and wild animals. Other original settlers were: Dr. George Dilworth, John Moore, James Tope, N.H. Walker, Joe Walker and Benjamin Franklin Winters. 1968

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Choke Canyon State Park — 5.6 mi
  A reservoir state park on the Frio River in two units, built after a 1982 dam, with birds, alligators and fishing on land people have crossed for more than 10,000 years.

More markers nearby

• Townsite of Wentz — steps away
• Calliham — 5.8 mi
• First Producing Gas Well in McMullen County and First Gas Pipeline to San Antonio — 5.8 mi
• Louisa Renshaw Covey — 6.1 mi