Cemetery

Whitmore

Morris County · THC Atlas #7343001405

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About this site

Whitmore is a cemetery in Morris County, Texas. It is one of 8 cemeteries documented in Morris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 32 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.0862, -94.7350. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rocky Branch (historical marker), about 2.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rocky Branch, Thompson, James, and Spring Hill Primitive Baptist Church of Christ.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7343001405. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Whitmore Cemetery is a historically African American burial ground about four miles north of Daingerfield in Morris County. Its oldest legible marker dates to 1889, indicating burials began in the late nineteenth century. Local historians formally recorded the grounds in 1997 as part of the Morris County cemetery survey.

Sources: txgenwebcounties.com

📍 33.0862, -94.7350 · Morris County

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