Bucksnort
Marlin, Falls County, TexasFrom Marlin, take State Highway 6 about .5 miles (thru city limits), then go west .8 miles on FM 712.
Year Erected: 1989
This area was first settled in 1837 by members of the Marlin and Menefee families. The
settlement grew steadily, and for a time was known as Jarett Menefee's Supply Station. By the 1840s the village boasted
a school, general store, blacksmith shop, racetrack, stable, saloon, stagecoach stop, and post office. According to
local legend, the name Bucksnort was coined by an inebriated patron of the saloon. By the 1850's, as settlers moved
into other areas in the county, Bucksnort was no longer a viable community.