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St. Paul Cemetery

Britton, Ellis County

Marker Text

In 1881 William Gardner deeded this site to the Mountain Creek School community. This tract, which contained graves dating from 1875, remained in use as a public cemetery, and adjoining land was set aside for a school. After W.S. Fife and his wife, L.M., gave adjacent land for a church in 1894, the property became known as St. Paul Church and Cemetery. Burials here include those of pioneer area settlers and several victims of the 1918 influenza epidemic. The school closed in the 1940s, and the land was later conveyed to the cemetery association. (1983)

Marker Details

Address St. Paul Rd.
Location Description St. Paul Cemetery Road, S side 0.1 mi. W of US 287
Marker # 7147
Dedicated 1983
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; churches; schools; medical topics; pioneers
Latitude, Longitude 32.515742, -97.075137

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