Marker Inscription
Childress Cemetery Established 1887 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2008
Historical Marker
Childress Cemetery (2009)
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About this site
Childress Cemetery is a historical marker in Childress, Childress County, dedicated in 2009. It is one of 8 historical markers documented in Childress County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 17 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.4324, -100.1987 near Childress. The nearest cataloged historic site is Childress Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Goodnight Trail, Colonel Wm. Edgar Hughes of the Mill Iron, and Childress County.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015751. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Childress Cemetery, established in 1887, is the principal burial ground of the city of Childress in the Texas Panhandle and remains in active use. The Texas Historical Commission designated it a Historic Texas Cemetery and erected a marker in 2008.
Sources: hmdb.orgatlas.thc.texas.gov
Also at or near Childress, Childress County
“Childress Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Childress County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 2009 in Childress. The others:
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