Cemetery

Ford

Cherokee County · THC Atlas #7073010305

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About this site

Ford is a cemetery in Cherokee County, Texas. It is one of 169 cemeteries documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 287 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.7942, -95.2249. The nearest cataloged historic site is Little Bean's Cherokee Village (historical marker), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Oakland, Texas State Railroad, and Perry Family #2.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7073010305. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Ford Cemetery lies south of the Oakland community near Bean Creek in Cherokee County, close to the site of an old grist mill. It holds members of the Ford family, including Charles E. Ford (1835-1909), a Connecticut native who died near Rusk, and his wife Sarah E. Ford (1844-1910). The cemetery is recorded in the Texas Historical Commission's Atlas.

Sources: sites.rootsweb.com atlas.thc.texas.gov

📍 31.7942, -95.2249 · Cherokee County

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