Woosley Cem.- From Intersection of F.M. 47 & F.M. 35 take F.M. 47 S. abt. 1 ml. After you pass Woosley Church (on the R.) there will be a county rd. to the L. Take this County Rd. to its intersection with another County Rd. Take a R. & follow it abt. 1 mi. Cemetery is on the R. Abt. 125 years old.Recorded: RAIN02, RAIN06—Parsons; (HbTx: “Woosley is off Farm Road 47 six miles west of Emory in western Rains County. It was settled around the time of the Civil War.qv … only a cemetery and a few houses remained.”); Roots, GNIS, Tx Funeral Serv. Com.THC site visit MB 2/22/04. SE of Hermits Cove, S of SH 35 off CR 1410 on CR 1395. Roadway signs to cem. Arched entryway, pavilion, fenced site with recent ell extension at back. Diversity of formal markers over time. Some fieldstone and locally caste. Marker Cedar and Oak trees. Maintained outhouse. Adjacent to roadway, agricultural pastures, rural residences. Approx 2.4 acres. GPS 32.51.53.4060N –95.62.03.41193W.
Woosley
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Woosley is a cemetery in Rains County, Texas. It is one of 43 cemeteries documented in Rains County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.8650, -95.8679. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smyrna Union Church (historical marker), about 2.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Smyrna Union, Shooks, and Prospect.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7379000305. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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