Historical MarkerWoodland Cemetery
Kirvin · Freestone County · Dedicated 1975 · THC Atlas #5161009912
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Marker Inscription
In a community founded 1848 by pioneers mostly from Alabama, this cemetery was opened with burial of Capt. John L. Wortham (1841-62), who died in Galveston while in Confederate Army in the Civil War. Col. Luther R. ("Dick") Wortham (1820-74), a merchant and planter who came from Kentucky, gave land around the grave for a cemetery, Woodland College, and a Baptist church. In 1906, Woodland College building was given to the people of nearby Shiloh for their school. This cemetery with over 1,000 graves -- burial place of many local leaders -- marks center of the historic community.
About this site
Woodland Cemetery is a historical marker in Kirvin, Freestone County, dedicated in 1975. 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 31.7842, -96.3419 near Kirvin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Woodland College for Boys (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church and School, Webb Branch-Dunagan, and Sessions Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5161009912. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
