Elm Branch Cemetery

The rural community of Elm Branch served as a social, economic and religious center for the scattered farming families who lived in the area. The settlement contained a school, a Methodist church founded in 1886, and a cemetery. The church relocated to Bardwell in 1909, approximately two miles north of Elm Branch. The earliest documented burial in Elm Branch Cemetery is that of Martha R. Tidwell, who died on November 28, 1877. Veterans dating from the Civil War to the Vietnam War are interred at the site, which has also been known as Bardwell Cemetery and Matlock Cemetery. Today, the cemetery remains active and continues as a reminder of the early settlers of the area. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2007

Elm Branch Cemetery is a historical marker in Bardwell, Ellis County, dedicated in 2009. 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 32.2470, -96.6874 near Bardwell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bardwell Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ferguson Farm Cemetery, Grady Cemetery, and Burnham Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016024. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.