Cataline Cemetery

The Cataline community predates Hemphill County’s organization. Families moving to this area established the county’s first school (1885) and church (1887). A post office opened in Feb. 1887, five months before the county organized. In March 1896, infant Emma Turner died, and a small hill with a view to the Washita River valley was chosen for her burial. The Methodist Episcopal Church bought three acres from the State of Texas to officially establish the community burial ground in July 1896. The site attests to hardships in a remote community; burials here include nine children under age one. The cemetery, which features granite and iron gravestones and interior fencing, remains as the last historic vestige of Cataline. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2009

Cataline Cemetery is a historical marker in Canadian, Hemphill County, dedicated in 2010. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Hemphill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 33 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 35.7114, -100.1478 near Canadian. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of Lyman's Wagon Train Battle (historical marker), about 7.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fletcher and Donley Stage Station, Eller Flat Cemetery, and Washita Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016310. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.