Cemetery

Rising Star (Cemetery)

Eastland County · THC Atlas #7133002105

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About this site

Rising Star is a cemetery in Eastland County, Texas. It is one of 21 cemeteries documented in Eastland County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 71 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.1000, -98.9536. The nearest cataloged historic site is First United Methodist Church of Rising Star (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rising Star, Lewis Family, and Pioneer Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7133002105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Rising Star Cemetery serves the town of Rising Star in southwestern Eastland County, which began in 1876 when six families moved west from Gregg County and settled the site. First called Copperas Creek when its post office opened in 1878, the community was renamed after a remark that it was 'rising star country' because it produced crops when neighboring land failed. The town grew with early 20th-century oil discoveries, and its large, active cemetery lies in the northeast part of town.

Sources: tshaonline.org cemeteries-of-tx.com

Also at or near Eastland County

“Rising Star” names 2 distinct records in Eastland County. This page is the cemetery. The others:

Rising Star — Historical Marker in Rising Star (1968)

📍 32.1000, -98.9536 · Eastland County

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Historical Marker

First United Methodist Church of Rising Star

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