Historical MarkerDouglassville Cemetery
Douglassville · Cass County · Dedicated 1976 · THC Atlas #5067009817
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Marker Inscription
Williamson Petty (1820-61), Sulphur River ferryman, donated land for this cemetery from a claim which he settled in 1850. Col. John C. Douglass (1818-63), from Georgia, bought in 1855 all of the Petty claim not previously reserved for school and church. The cemetery took its name from his town of Douglassville. The earliest legible stone (1859) marks the grave site of Mrs. Henrietta Cook and her infant twins. Additional land was acquired in 1928 and 1939. The cemetery has about 400 graves and a governing association.
About this site
Douglassville Cemetery is a historical marker in Douglassville, Cass County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Cass County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1958, -94.3534 near Douglassville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Douglassville Baptist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Methodist Episcopal Church of Douglassville, unknown (Douglassville), and Rutland.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5067009817. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
