Shanks Cemetery (1977)

Matthew and Robert Shanks of Alabama settled here with their families in 1859. A small farming community developed, and in 1870 a school was built on a one-acre site donated by R. C. Murray. Land beside the schoolyard became a public burial ground, known as Shanks Cemetery after Shanks Post Office opened in 1896. The earliest recorded burial was Burgess A. Whatley (1854-1892). In 1893 G. W. Bell deeded another half acre east of the graveyard. The school building was torn down in 1917. Shanks Cemetery Association has maintained the site since 1935. (1977) (Historic Texas Cemetery medallion)

Shanks Cemetery is a historical marker in Kirvin, Freestone County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 57 historical markers documented in Freestone County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 145 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.7343, -96.3315 near Kirvin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shanks Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Riddle Cemetery, Session, and Sessions Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5161009904. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.