Marker Inscription
In 1881 William Gardner deeded this site to the Mountain Creek School community. This tract, which contained graves dating from 1875, remained in use as a public cemetery, and adjoining land was set aside for a school. After W.S. Fife and his wife, L.M., gave adjacent land for a church in 1894, the property became known as St. Paul Church and Cemetery. Burials here include those of pioneer area settlers and several victims of the 1918 influenza epidemic. The school closed in the 1940s, and the land was later conveyed to the cemetery association. (1983)
About this site
St. Paul Cemetery is a historical marker in Britton, Ellis County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Ellis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 300 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.5174, -97.0739 near Britton. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. Paul Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Britton Cemetery, Polytechnic Institute, Site of, and Hawkins, William L. and Emma, House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5139007147. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
