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Spring Creek Cemetery

Meridian, Bosque County

Marker Text

As settlement along Spring Creek increased after the end of the Civil War, land in this area was set aside for a Missionary Baptist church, a school, and this cemetery. According to local tradition, the first burial was that of a horse thief hanged in the vicinity. The earliest marked tombstone, however, is that of 2-year-old Will Bullard who died in 1881. In its role as a reflection of the area's heritage, Spring Creek Cemetery is the burial site of many early settlers, war veterans, schoolteachers, and church members. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Marker Details

Address
Location Description from Meridian take SH 22 about 2.3 miles west, continue west on FM 1473 about 8.9 miles; turn north on County Road 2160 to Spring Creek Cemetery, about 2 miles, near church
Marker # 5014
Dedicated 1986
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 31.897072, -97.828027

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