Cemeteries
DID YOU KNOW?... If you have
ancestors buried on private property or government land that the law (at least
in Texas) says that
you have the right to visit their graves at least twice a
year (First Sunday in April & First Sunday in October) from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m.
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This contains burials of Bosque Co., but what cemetery???
--Historic Texas Cemetery
--Historical
Marker
Cemeteries listed
by Town
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Acuff
Cemetery-- (It says Cedron Cemetery)--Pilot
Knob, TX; Unmarked, On the STUART Ranch, across from W4
Ranch, on CR 1105; Directions by:
Helen JOHNSON--This
is a private cemetery located between Morgan and Cedar Shores west of the
intersection of HWY 56 and FM 1713 about 2 miles. It is on the North side of
the road and up a slope in the pasture about 1 mile. Latitude:
315745N Longitude: 0973004W;
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Barry
Cemetery--Walnut Springs, TX
(West);--Photo<><;
Located across from Quail Run Ranch, off FM 927, near CR
2592 & CR 25 91; As of OCT 2000, a new white fence has been built around
the cemetery by the landowners, & it can easily be seen from the road.
If the gate is unlocked, drive up to the house & ask
permission to enter the cemetery, as there is a "POSTED" sign on the gate.
Latitude: 32.013368, Longitude: -97.792391
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Barton
Cemetery--Mosheim, TX;
Latitude: 313756N; Longitude:0973307W; 7 1/2 miles West
of Valley Mills, & about 1/2 mile from the road; a good ways out in the
middle of cedar overgrown pastureland just outside of Mosheim, TX. The
cemetery is in dire need of restoration and could probably qualify for a
historical marker.
- Bass/Everett Cemetery----Meridian,
TX; See Everett Bass Cemetery
- Beaton Cemetery--Not
even sure if this is an actual cemetrery or a misspelling of another one
already listed.
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Blackwell Cemetery--From
SH 6, take FM 56 & go 6-7 miles. It is in a pasture with a chain link fence
& gate at the NorthEats corner.
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Bob Hill
Cemetery--directions by:
Rebecca Allen SMALL:
Located on Mears Road, North of Brazos Point on land now
owned by Junior Collins of BURLESON. Since the cemetery is enclosed by a
chain link fence, permission and a key are necessary to gain entrance.
- Branch/Flanary Cemetery--See
Flanary Cemetery
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Brazos Point Cemetery--Brazos
Point, TX; Variant Name: Andrew's
Chapel Cemetery--Photo--donated
by: Christine NEAL
on Hwy. 56 west of Kopperl;
directions by:
Rebecca Allen SMALL:
To arrive at the Brazos Point Cemetery, from Highway 174
between Morgan and Kimball Bridge over the Brazos River, take Hwy 56 N to
Brazos Point, 9 miles. The cemetery is north of the church. In 1916 the
trustees of the church sold the south side of this ten acres to P.W.
Williams, leaving the north side, or cemetery, for the community. Since the
church was called Andrew's Chapel, the cemetery was also called the Andrew's
Chapel Cemetery in early days.
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Cedar Break Cemetery--Valley Mills, Tx; Variant Name:
Old Valley Mills Cemetery;
Photo;Latitude: 314024N; Longitude: 0972822W;
about 2 miles northeast of Valley Mills; it's on private property, so you
need permission & a guide.
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Cedron
Cemetery--Allen Bend, TX
(closer to Steiner, TX)--Photo--donated
by:Christine NEALBosque
County Road #1135 or Hwy. 56, a few miles from Hwy.
22, east of Kopperl Latitude: 315716N Longitude: 0972749W;
The
Photo
& following were donated by:
Betty WINGO--from
sign on the road "Settlement of Northeastern Bosque County
began in the 1850s, as people traveling west through the area were attracted
to the fertile lands along Cedron Creek. Among the first community projects
of the new neighbors was the construction of a school building, a one-room
structure. It was also used for church & social gatherings. The original
schoolhouse was replaced in the 1930s by a newer structure." Like its
predecessor, it also served as a church & community center. The school was
consolidated with other area schools in 1938 & the building later was
dismantled. These directions by:
Teresa K. PARRISH--Take
Hwy. 22 bwtween Meridian and Whitney Dam. Turn North on FM 56, go about 6
miles past entrance to Cedar Shores and across Cedron Creek. Take the 1st
left hand gravel road, about 1 miles. Cemetery is on the left inside a
pasture. It is posted but cemetery visitors are welcome.
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Centerpoint Cemetery--Valley Mills, TX;
Go West on Hwy 6,
fromValley Mills, to first gravel road on right before over pass. Go about
3 miles to a gate on right hand side, & then about 1 mile in pasture. Need
a guide & permission.
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Clifton
Cemetery--Clifton, TX; on Hwy
6;--Photo--donated
by: Christine NEALPhoto;
directions by:
Rebecca Allen SMALL-- Southeast of
Cliffton, TX on Highway 6 going toward Valley Mills.
Latitude: 314619N; Longitude: 0973422W
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Clifton Memorial Park--located
on old hwy from Clifton going to Meridian. About 5 miles NW of Clifton.
- Cole
Cemetery--Morgan, TX;--Variant
Name: Milton Cole Family Cemetery;
3 miles West of Morgan, TX.
- Compton Cemetery--Valley
Mills, McLennan Co., TX;
right on the edge of Bosque County; Next to
the Compton Methodist Church
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Cooper
Cemetery--Clifton, TX;
SH 6 Northwest of Clifton, then
take FM 3220 for about 4 miles. Need a guide & permission
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Cove
Springs Cemetery--Cove Springs, TX;
Variant Name:
Spencer-Looney Cemetery; Looney-Spencer Cemetery
West of Meridian
- Cowboy Pete Cemetery--Valley
Mills, TX; Take FM
56 for about 4 1/2 miles, Turn right on a gravel road, 2-3 miles. Cowboy
Pete was on a cattle drive, with the herd stopping for water at Dripping
Springs. While chasing some cattle, his horse stepped into a hole & killed
him. This is all that is known.
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Cranfill Family Cemetery--Cranfills
Gap, TX; Directions by:
Rebecca Allen SMALL;
This cemetery is one mile NW of Cranfills Gap. Go on FM
219 past EPLEY's house and six acres to a galvanized gate, vacant house and
a barn on the right. Continue NE 625 yards; The cemetery is fenced with
steel rods and net wire. There is no gate. Latitude: 314701N
Longitude: 0975021W;
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Cranfills Gap Cemetery--Cranfills Gap,
TX; Directions by:
LaDawn GARLAND:
This is a very small cemetery located on Hwy 22 west of the town Cranfills
Gap (just outside) and it happens to fall just over the county line
intoHamilton County, TX.
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Culpepper
Cemetery--Directions by:
Lucian LaNoy
COLLINS--About four miles northwest of
Walnut Springs on the Ray Hickock place, now owned by Louis Beecherl.
It was never a part of Flat Top Ranch. Unfenced, on a
grassy knoll, are four rock marked graves and more recent gray granite flat
stone saying CULPEPPER. You will definitely need a guide.(
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Cunningham Cemetery--Walling Bend, TX;Directions
& burials by:Carolyn
SOSEBEE
On Mears Road north of Eulogy on Cinco C Ranch owned by B.E. Cooper of Fort
Worth. Need permission and a guide. It is enclosed in a wrought iron
fence. The present owner of the land is obligated to keep it up.
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Cureton
Cemetery--Walnut Springs, TX;
On Flat Top Ranch near Walnut Springs, TX; Need a guide.
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Davis
Cemetery--Near Iredell, TX;
Directions by:
Rebecca
Allen SMALL:
This burial site on the old Davis Place near Iredell was owned, in 1987, by
Jerry W. Petterman of Plano.
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Dees
Cemetery--Exact
location not known, but said to be near Towash-Clifton Road & Towash
Meridian Rd.
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Dell
Cemetery--Meridian, TX;
Near Cove Springs School, West of Meridian.
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Dennis
Cemetery--Meridian, TX;
About 4 miles West of Meridian off
to the west of the road to Iredell. Need a guide.
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Eubank-Griffin Cemetery--Cedron Creek,
TX; One grave is on
the northern side of Cedron, around 4 miles from the Cedron Cemetery;
another gravestone was brought to the Powell Headquearters that was found
across from the other grave, & top of a hill
- Everett-McLennan Cemetery--Meridian,
TX;
Located about 5 miles South of Meridian on FM 1991;
There are 2 children's graves, & 2 adult's graves. Only the adults have
markings that look like "EVERETT" on them, & 1 has a year of 1867.
- Everett-Raley----Valley
Mills, TX; About 2
1/2 miles North of Valley Mills; 2 graves of early dayEVERETTS; No other
names or dates.
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Fairview Cemetery-- Cayote/Valley Mills,
TX; Photo--donated
by: Rose DENSON;
directions by:
Billie Nichols-BENNETT: Located
about 12 and a half miles east of Valley Mills. It is beside the Fairview
Baptist Church. Caretaker:
James MATHEWS
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Flanary
Cemetery--Camp Branch, TX;Variant
Name: Flag Branch Cemetery; Flanary Branch
Cemetery--Photo;North
of Iredell, TX--Located on FM 216, almost into Erath Co., TX;
Latitude: 320408N; Longitude: 0975325W;
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Foster
Cemetery--About 10
miles South East of Meridian, & 1 mile West of Highway 22. I think
permission is needed??
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Gary
Cemetery--Clifton, TX;Variant
Name: Pool/Poole Cemetery--;
Located on the Hill View Ranch,owned by George BOUTWELL.
Approximatley 35 graves are marked, & 25 with uninscribed stones; Last
burial was in 1932**This
cemetery was originally on the land owned by William GARY. It was later
sold to the POOLE family, & has been known for many years as the Poole
Cemetery. Through the efforts of Elizabeth TORRENCE, a POOLE descendant,
the cemetery has been renamed in honor of the first settlers & owners of
this piece of land. The cemetery sits in the middle of a cattle field & is
a knob or small hill covered by cedars. The Boy Scouts of that area have
recently built a fence around the cemetery to keep the cattle out.
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Glass
Cemetery--directions by:
Rebecca Allen SMALL:
The Glass Cemetery is a family
burying ground on the northeast side of Hill Creek, on Crystal Springs
Ranch, formerly the Stubblebeam Ranch. It south of the Somervell County
line, just west of Hwy 56. Since this cemetery is surrounded by a chain link
fence, a key and permission is need to gain entrance.
- Glass-Cunningham Cemetery
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Goodall
Cemetery--Photo;
directions by:
Patricia GRAMS:
Located 4 1/2 miles east of Valley
Mills on FM 1637about 1 mile into a pasture an the old Vernon Goodall place.
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Gordon
Cemetery--Iredell, TX;--Photo;
Oldest marker is dated 1877. Land donated by George
GORDON; --directions
by:
Margaret McCLESKEY;
This Cemetery is located north of Iredell on land belonging to William
GORDON. At one time a schoolhouse sat beside it where church was
held. There is supposed to be a rock marker with G.A.G. on it. This is
George Alexander GORDON (grandfather of William GORDON) who died in
1883.Latitude: 320241N; Longtitiude: 097876W.
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Hanna
Cemetery--Northwest of Meridian,
TX;
Entrance Photo--donated by:
Joy DAVIS;
Photo;
directions by: Rebecca Allen SMALL:
The Hanna Cemetery is located abut four miles
northwest of Meridian, toward Iredell, on Hwy 6, on land owned by Earl
ROYAL. This land was owned by John S. HANNA in pioneer days. The first
burial was of P.C. JOHNSON, Sr. in 1859 who was killed by the Indians
northwest of there. There are many broken and unreadable stones.
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Harvick
Cemetery--Between Iredell &
Meridian, TX; --On the Flint Creek Ranch, Iredell, TX;
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Hester-Williamson Cemetery--Earliest
marked grave is 1869. No public access, located on the HERRIN place
--directions
by:
Margaret McCLESKEY:
This cemetery is located in a pasture a
few hundred yards south of FM 927 about two and a half miles east of Iredell
on the road to Walnut
Springs. There are a number of
unmarked graves.
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Hill
Creek Cemetery--This
cemetery has at least 70 graves which are marked only with rocks at foot and
head, most of them children. The west end seems to be all children and all
rock markers. There are four old funeral markers of the type which become
unreadable with age. The graves from which information can be gleaned
follow: Beginning at the entrance gate to the right:
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Holder
Cemetery--Walnut Springs, TX;
Located on the Quail Run
Ranch; You will need to have someone show you the way.
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Johnson Grave--Near Clfiton, TX;
Directions by:
Rebecca
Allen SMALL: The Johnson Grave is located near Clifton on land belonging to T.N. Foster.
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Kanz
Cemetery--Mosheim, TX;
Latitude: 314119N; Longitude: 0973305W; A private
family cemetery about 3 miles North on Hwy 6 & then, around 3 miles West on
what was Possum Trot Road.
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Kimball/Kimbell Cemetery--Photo--donated
by: Christine NEAL;
Surveyed, directions & info tid-bits by:
Lucian LaNoy COLLINS Located on Hwy
174. The cemetery at the old town of Kimball on the Brazos River was
relocated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1950 when the dam for
Lake Whitney was being built. A total of 639 graves were moved, 420 of
which were unknown. The new location is three miles west on Highway 174.
Since then, many more burials have been added in this new cemetery. Other
smaller cemeteries were re-interred in this enclosure, such as Powell and
Allen Bend, originally in Bosque County. Poque Cemetery, originally in Hill
County, is also now in this one.
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Knowles
Cemetery--Directions
by: George Hubert POTTER--about
600-700 yards upstream from the Rock Church cemetery. (The Rock Church
cemetery is right on the creek, literally, one corner of the fence is about
two feet from the edge of the bank.) The Knowles cemetery is a small family
plot, maybe five or six marked graves, with a fancy iron fence around it.
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Kopperl
Cemetery--Kopperrl, TX;
Photo--donated by:
Christine NEAL;
directions by:
Rebecca Allen SMALL:The
Kopperl Cemetery is located in the city limits of Kopperl, TX--(it's on the
southeast corner of the town). Some burials were made after the town was
established about 1882, but the first recorded deed was in 1905. The
trustees of the Kopperl Cemetery received land from Gilbert Shaw of Illinois
and some from the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. In 1910 more land
was purchased from these same people. Beside the road from the main
entrance going south, there is another road at right angles to this farther
back in the cemetery. This road is bordered by crepe myrtle bushes. These
roads make the divisions of the cemetery.
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Looney-Spencer Cemetery--Cove Springs,
TX; Variant Name:
Cove Springs Cemetery; Spencer-Looney Cemetery;
West of Meridian
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Lumpkin
Cemetery--Meridian, TX;
West of Meridian on Hwy 22. Nearby
the former site of a school & Holiness Nazarene Church are a few graves,
about 4 miles up Spring Creek Road.
- Luth Cemetery--Cranfills
Gap, TX; Latitude: 314734N; Longitude: 0974625W; Latitude:
31.792N Longitude: -97.773W
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Main
Cemetery--Walnut Springs, TX;
Variant Name:
Webb Cemetery;
Located on Quail Run Ranch, you will need someone to show you the way.
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Martin
Cemetery--Directions
by: Rebecca
Allen SMALL: This cemetery is
northwest of Iredell on the old Martin place which is now owned by Linch.
There is a 4 foot rock fence surrounding the cemetery.
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McKissick Cemetery--Lake Whitney, TX;
A family plot located North of the Steiner Baptist
Church on FM 1713 between Hwy. 56 & Katy Bridge. The cemetery was named
this cause it was on McKISSICK place.----
- Meridian Cemetery--A-F----G-K----L-R----S-Z----Meridian, TX--Photo--donated
by: Christine NEAL
located near the Meridian courthouse;
directions by:Christine
NEAL go 2/10 a mile north on Hwy174
from the courthouse to South Hill Street turn right go
2/10 a mile and you are in front of the cemetery;
Info by:
Rebecca Allen SMALL--
Meridian Cemetery located in the city limits of Meridian at the south end of
Hill Street. This burial ground was laid out by George B. Erath when he
surveyed the town of Meridian for a county seat of the newly organized
Bosque County. It was Block 41. In the years since, more land has been
bought on the south.
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Mitchell Cemetery--Iredell, TX--Variant
Name: New Iredell Cemetery;--Photo;
directions by:
Rebecca Allen SMALL
--located East of
Iredell (just on the edge of town) off Highway 6.(going toward Meridian) On
Jan 7, 1933 C.A. MITCHELL deeded about 27 acres to W.E. BRYAN,
(Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2) and his successors for the citizens of
Iredell and vicinity. One section is for those who cannot buy a lot.
Morgan
Cemetery--Morgan, TX--Entrance
Photo--donated by:
Pearl DOYLE &
Christine NEAL;
directions by: Rebecca Allen SMALL:
located about two miles south of the town on
the old Morgan-Meridian Road. First burials here were
about 1880, after the railroads came in. Local residents say the WHITE
family gave the first land. The first deed record found was 1908 when
William Andrew gave a tract "south of the original graveyard". A Cemetery
Association keeps it in order.
Latitude: 320010N; Longitude:0973643W.
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New
Iredell Cemetery--Iredell, TX--Variant
Name: Mitchell Cemetery Latitude:
315848N; Longitude: 0975125W.
- No Name--Several
with one or two graves, most unmarked
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Norse Cemetery--Norse, TX----Variant
Name: Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery;
7 miles south of Clifton;--Photo
& directions by
Christine NEAL:
From Clifton go south on FM 219 west for 7 miles to an old store called
Crossroads to at FM 182 turn north and go 3 miles. There is a beautiful
old church and well kept cemetery a lot of the old Norwegian Families (mine
included) and CLENG, PEARSON, that settled the Norse Community, are buried
there.
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Norway Mills Cemetery--Hurst
Spring, TX; Go west on FM 219 from Clfiton , to the
intersection of FM 182; turn left. Go down a ways-ther4e should be a fence
on some kind around it. Latitude: 314152N;
Longitude: 0973923W.
- Oak Grove Cemetery--A-K
L-Z--Walnut Springs, TX (East);--Photo;
Transcribed By:
Sherron BENNETT;
Latitude: 320300N Longitude: 0974430W
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Old Valley Mills Cemetery--Valley
Mills, TX; Variant Name: Cedar
Break Cemetery;
Photo; Latitude: 314024N;
Longitude: 0972822W; about 2 miles northeast of Valley
Mills; it's on private property, so you need permission & a guide.
- Olde Cemetery--Mosheim,
TX; Latitude: 313759N; Longitude: 0973103W
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Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery--Norse,
TX--Variant
Name: Norse Cemetery;
7 miles south of Clifton;--Photo
& directions by
Christine NEAL:
From Clifton go south on FM 219 west for 7 miles to an old store called
Crossroads to at FM 182 turn north and go 3 miles. There is a beautiful
old church and well kept cemetery a lot of the old Norwegian Families (mine
included) and CLENG, PEARSON, that settled the Norse Community, are buried
there.
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Parks on
Turner Ranch/Road--Near Clfiton, TX;
Directions by:
Rebecca
Allen SMALL: located on the Parks Ranch on Farm Road 2136 near Clifton.
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Pearce
Cemetery--Willow Springs, TX;
Southwest of Walnut Springs in the Willow Springs community, near Jackson
Crossing. Need a guide.
- Pinnell Cemetery----Lanes
Chapel Community, TX; 9 miles northwest of Valley Mills, TX (FM 2602) Only the
landowner knows the exact location of this cemetery, & we can only guess
who's buried there. Evidence of about 12 graves, but no markers with names
or dates can be found. Land originally belonged to Horace PINNELL. J.W.
COX owned it for awhile & then in 1914 deeded the area to J.M. ROBERTSON
"for the purpose of perserving the old Pinnell graveyard."
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Pogue
Cemetery--Surveyed by:
Lucian LaNoy COLLINS **See
Kimball Cemetery**
Pogue cemetery was originally in Hill County but was relocated to the
Kimball Cemetery
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Pollen
Cemetery--Directions &
transcriptions by:
Rebecca Allen SMALL:
located about three miles from the Courthouse Square
on the old Iredell Road. This place was owned by Joe CANNON in 1986 and by
Mr. BUSHONG in 1950.
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Pool/Poole
Cemetery--Clifton, TX;
Variant Name--Gary Cemetery----Located on
the Hill View Ranch,owned by George BOUTWELL;
**This
cemetery was originally on the land owned by William GARY. It was later
sold to the POOLE family, & has been known for many years as the Poole
Cemetery. Through the efforts of Elizabeth TORRENCE, a POOLE descendant,
the cemetery has been renamed in honor of the first settlers & owners of
this piece of land. The cemetery sits in the middle of a cattle field & is
a knob or small hill covered by cedars. The Boy Scouts of that area have
recently built a fence around the cemetery to keep the cattle out.**
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Post Oak
Cemetery--(Coryell Co.)--First
gravel road on the right after you enter Coryell Co., about 1 1/2 miles.
Jonathan DANSBY donated the land for the cemetery.
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Powell
Cemetery (Relocated)--Community of Powelldale,
TX; Surveyed by:Lucian
LaNoy COLLINS **See Kimball
Cemetery**
- Preston-McDonald Cemetery--Directions
by: George Hubert POTTER--Actually
in McLennan County, just over the county line, on the same road as the
Poston-Odle cemetery. However, it is in some trees and unkept, and most
people don't even know that it's there. I saw a listing for a
Preston-MacMurray cemetery on the page, so we could be talking about the
same one.
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Preston-McMurray Cemetery--Valley Mills,
TX by Ray GAMMON;
Located around 5 miles SouthWest of Valley mills, TX, just inside (about 300
yards) the McClennan Co., TX line.
- Proffitt Cemetery---Spring
Creek Gap, TX; Latitude: 315449N; Longitude: 0975715W
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R.B.
Camp Ranch Cemetery--Cranfills Gap, TX;
From Cranfills Gap go West on Hwy 22, past the Cranfills Gap Cemetery.
There is about 12 graves, most of which are unmarked.
- Rainey/Raney Cemetery--(McClennan Co.);
coming in fr. Valley Mills on 217 and
then getting on 185 to go back up towards Bosque Co.
- Rest Haven Cemetery--Clifton,
TX
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Riverside
Cemetery--Iredell, TX --Historical
Marker &
Entrance Photo-- donated by
Suzy MARTINEZ; donated by:
Linda BAKER;
Located west of the Baptist Church in Iredell.
First burial dated 1870 ; a small cemetery with a lot of the first settlers
buried in it. Latitude: 31.98454; Longitude: -97.87234
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Rock
Church Cemetery--on Hog Creek;
Photo--Directions
by: George Hubert POTTER--The Rock Church cemetery is on land owned by
Sandy Moody, and it borders our place. It is way off down in the pasture,
and you can't drive all the way to it.
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Russell
Cemetery--Walnut Springs, TX
(East); Located off 927, on CR 2636, going toward Morgan;
there is a sign. Latitude: 320306N; Longitude: 0974244W;
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Russell-French Cemetery--Directions
by: Rebecca
Allen SMALL; The Russell - French
Cemetery is found by taking Hwy 6 to Iredell. Turn on FM 1238 toward
Cransfills Gap. Go about 4 miles and turn onto a caliche road for about 2
miles. There is a gate on the right leading into a pasture. About 1/4 mile
into the pasture is an ornamental iron fence around the French graves.
Permission and a guide is need to enter this cemetery. The land is owned by
H.A. Burden.
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Scrutchfield
Cemetery--Valley Mills, TX;
Photo; Historical
Marker--Donated by:
Jane FIELDCAMP; Variant
Name: Searsville Cemetery;
Received a historical marker in 1999. A beautiful,
fenced cemetery that is well maintained.
Bob ALLEN
has transcribed this cemetery, & can give you a "tour". Directions:
Located NW of Valley Mills, TX; 3-4 miles on Hwy 6, turn left on Hwy 854.
There's a sign on the gate.
- Searsville Cemetery--Valley
Mills, TX; Variant Name:
Scrutchfield Cemetery
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Shuler
Cemetery--directions & burials
donated by:
Carolyn SOSEBEE--This
burial spot was located in Bosque County until it was relocated to Whitney
Cemetery in Whitney, Hill County, Texas because of the Whitney Dam. The
information given here is copied from the U.S. Corp of Engineer’s records.
10 graves were listed as unknown.
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Smith
Cemetery--Meridian, TX--Backyard
of someone's home-North Main ST.
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Smith-Bends
Coon Creek Cemetery--Smiths Bend,
TX; Variant Name:
Coon Creek Cemetery; --Entrance
&
Historical Marker by:
Linda BAKER;
John J. & Margaret SMITH were the
founders of this cemetery. Their son, Burton SMITH, was the first burial
here. Latitude: 314943N Longitude:0972034W Located on
Fm #2114, right below the dam at Lake Whitney.;
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Smith-Pitts Cemetery--Directions
by: Rebecca
Allen SMALL; To
find the Smith - Pitts Cemetery, take Hwy 6 to Iredell and turn on FM 1238
toward Cransfills Gap. About 4 miles down this road, turn onto a caliche
road and go for about a mile. There is a gate on the right leading into a
pasture. A mile or so into the pasture is a white picket fence surrounding
the graves. Permission and a key are required for entrance.
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Spencer-Looney Cemetery--Cove Springs,
TX; Variant Name:Cove
Springs Cemetery; Looney-Spencer Cemetery;West
of Meridian
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Spring
Creek Cemetery--;
Church;
Historical Marker;
Veteran's Marker--all donated by:
Peggy--Directions
by: Gene BLAKLEY;
Take Hqy. 22 West, from Meridian
1.6 miles to junction with FM 1673. Go 8.8 miles to 90 degree angle right
turn & go about 2 miles to church & cemetery is on left. From Iredell I
take the Spring Creek unpaved county road by that name South from Hwy. 6 in
Iredell at the bank, past Johnson's Peak, about 6-7 miles.
- Standifer Cemetery--About
9 miles East of Valley Mills, TX; Some babies, & a Negro slave, "Major"
STANDIFER, buried here.
- Steiner Valley Cemetery--(Hill
County)--Between
Blum & Whitney on 934 f.m; You'll see a sign that say Steiner Valley Ranch &
the headquaters of the ranch is on that road; if you keep goin you can
probably get some info off the ranch head..
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Stiles
Graves--Directions by:
Rebecca
Allen SMALL; Located on the Warren
Ranch on Mesquite Creek, west of Hwy 56 and between Kopperl and Lakeside
Village are three graves. Permission and a guide are need to visit these
graves.
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Terrell
Cemetery--Mosheim/Clifton, TX;
Photo;
Variant Name:
Terrell-Shell Cemetery;
Surveyed & directions by
Betty TERRELLLocated
in Bosque county on FM 219, on property of P.B.Knight, old Terrell
property; Latitude: 314250N Longitude: 0973411W
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Terrell-Shell Cemetery--Mosheim/Clifton,
TX; Variant Name:
Terrell Cemetery; Surveyed &
directions by Betty
TERRELL Located in Bosque county on
FM 219, on property of P.B.Knight, old Terrell property;
Latitude: 314250N Longitude: 0973411W
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Thiele
Cemetery--Valley Mills, TX;
Variant Names: Bismarck Cemetery & St.
John's Bismarck Cemetery;
Photo;
Latitude: 314416N; Longitude: 0972938W;
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Thomason-Kennedy Cemetery--Directions
by: Rebecca
Allen SMALL;This cemetery is on FM 219
out of Cranfills Gap toward Fairy on land owned by Myron C. Harris. Go two
and 1/2 miles to a new rock entrance on the right. Just to the left of the
entrance, near an electric pole, are some graves. Many of the graves are
unmarked except by rocks.
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Towash
Cemetery--(Next to Bosque Co)-Towash
Cemetery was on the Hill Co., TX side of the River & had to be moved to
Whitney when they put in the lake. Donated by:
Lilyj57@aol.com
- Unknown (Adkison/Caldwell/Griffin)--
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Valley Mills Cemetery--Valley
Mills, TX--Photo--donated
by: Christine NEAL
Located just within th ecity limits of Valley Mills, TX,
off Hwy 6-Northwest side of town. Latitude:
313946N; Longitude: 0972840W;
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Vaughan Cemetery--(Hill
Co)located just north of
state highway 310, and west of the Vaughan community, and east of the
Aquilla Lake dam
- Wallace Bend Cemetery--This
may be a typo--no one has confirmed this, but it could be Walling
Bend Cemetery
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Walling Bend Cemetery--All
these graves were moved to Whtiney Cemetery when the Whitney Dam was built.
Directions & burials by:
Carolyn SOSEBEE--In
Bosque County near Greenwade Crossing on the Brazos River, later a Ferry,
and where in 1912 an iron bridge was erected by Bosque and Hill Counties,
there was a community called Walling Bend. The cemetery there was relocated
to Whitney, Hill County, Texas when the Whitney Dam was built. The
following information was copied from the records at the Corp of Engineers
office at Lake Whitney. There were also 101 unknown graves and 1 grave
listed as a Mexican Grave.
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Webb
Cemetery--Walnut Springs, TX;Variant
Name: Main Cemetery;
Located on Quail Run Ranch, you will need
someone to show you the way.
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Willow
Cemetery--Valley Mills, TX;About
9 Miles North East of Valley Mills, across Willow Creek
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Womack
Cemetery--BetweenClifton &
Whitney Dam, TX; On Hwy 219, across the road from Zion
United Church of Christ;
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Womack-White Cemetery--Morgan, TX;
--Directions & Survey by:
Reba SMITH This cemetery is located
about three-fourths of a mile southeast of Morgan, Bosque Co., Texas, about
one hundred and fifty yards north of Steele Creek Road. The condition is
unkempt."
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