Cemetery

Colony

Morton Valley · Eastland County · THC Atlas #7133003205

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About this site

Colony is a cemetery in Morton Valley, Eastland County. 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 32.4704, -98.7490 near Morton Valley. The nearest cataloged historic site is Evergreen (cemetery), about 3.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ranger Post Office, Old, Ranger, Roaring, and First Oil Well Drilled in Eastland County.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7133003205. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Colony Cemetery lies on FM 101 east of Morton Valley in northern Eastland County. Morton Valley was settled in the 1880s and expanded during the oil boom of 1917-25, becoming a consolidated school center for three surrounding districts in 1921. The cemetery is among the historic burial grounds documented for the Morton Valley area.

Sources: tshaonline.org historic.one

📍 32.4704, -98.7490 · Morton Valley, Eastland County

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Nearby in Eastland County

Ranger Post Office, Old

First Oil Well Drilled in Eastland County

Ranger · 1936

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Ranger Municipal Airport