Marker Inscription
Frith-Jones Cemetery Established 1876 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006
Historical Marker
Frith-Jones Cemetery (2007)
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About this site
Frith-Jones Cemetery is a historical marker in Jefferson, Marion County, dedicated in 2007. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Marion County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 112 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7740, -100.4014 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mims Chapel Methodist Church and Cemetery (historical marker), about 336 miles away. Others within a short drive include Nash Iron Works, Pyland Cemetery #2, and Kellyville.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013838. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Frith-Jones Cemetery lies about two miles west of Jefferson along State Highway 49 in Marion County. Established in 1876, the small burial ground contains roughly eleven graves, many of them above-ground brick crypts. It received Historic Texas Cemetery designation in 2006, with a marker installed the following year.
Sources: historic.one
Also at or near Jefferson, Marion County
“Frith-Jones Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Marion County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 2007 in Jefferson. The others:
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