Cemetery

Deer Creek

Clay County · THC Atlas #7077001305

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About this site

Deer Creek is a cemetery in Clay County, Texas. It is one of 12 cemeteries documented in Clay County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 25 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.6347, -98.3036. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bluegrove Cemetery (cemetery), about 4.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Halsell, Joy United Methodist Church, and Friendship.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7077001305. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Deer Creek Cemetery serves the community of Deer Creek, named for a nearby stream, in southern Clay County about fifteen miles southwest of Henrietta. The area was settled shortly after 1900, and by the 1940s the community supported two churches, a school, and roughly two dozen residents.

Sources: tshaonline.org txgenwebcounties.org

📍 33.6347, -98.3036 · Clay County

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