Historical MarkerGreenbrier Cemetery
Madisonville · Madison County · Dedicated 1991 · THC Atlas #5313011256
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Marker Inscription
Lillis Jane and James C. Colwell deeded one acre of land at this site for a community school in 1884. When their four-year-old daughter, Callie Lorena, died in 1888, part of the school property was set aside for a cemetery. A two-room schoolhouse stood beside the cemetery from about 1890 until the 1940s, when Greenbrier began to decline. The cemetery contains the graves of over 200 pioneer settlers and their descendants, as well as veterans of the Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the Korean War. It has been cared for by the Greenbrier Cemetery Association since 1939.
About this site
Greenbrier Cemetery is a historical marker in Madisonville, Madison County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 24 historical markers documented in Madison County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 65 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0017, -95.9254 near Madisonville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Madison County (historical marker), about 2.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Madisonville Church of Christ, Shapira Hotel, and Shapira Hotel.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5313011256. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
