Old City Greenwood Cemetery

This cemetery was formally established by the Weatherford town council in 1863 when lots were surveyed and the exact cemetery location was staked. Previous interments were made in the unmarked streets of the town. The mayor directed those remains be moved to the new cemetery. Historian H. Smythe noted in 1877 that the cemetery was a "sadly neglected spot," without a fence. By 1925 the civic league and cemetery association had been formed. The accomplishments of its women members were many. In addition to site beautification, the driveways were widened and graveled. A water well and windmill were installed, and a sexton was employed to secure the grounds. Cemetery care declined in the 1930's and later. Among the estimated 1,000 graves are Civil War medal of honor recipient Chester Bowen; trail drivers Oliver Loving and Boze Ikard; cattleman and founder of the Citizens National Bank J.R. Couts; Governor of Texas (1902-06) S.W.T. Lanham and his son, congressman Fritz G. Lanham; veterans of many wars; and pioneers of early Texas history. Restoration of the cemetery began in the late 1980's. The site continues to serve the area. (1996)

Old City Greenwood Cemetery is a historical marker in Weatherford, Parker County, dedicated in 1996. It is one of 74 historical markers documented in Parker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 205 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7655, -97.7936 near Weatherford. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ikard, Bose (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Loving, Oliver, Weatherford City Greenwood Cemetery, and East Greenwood.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5367003708. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.