Coats Cem. From the S.E. corner of the old cotton gin in Point, take a County rd. going E. to a ‘T’ intersection (abt. 1 mi.). Take the rd. to the R. & follow it abt. 2 mx. to a dead—end at a pasture gate. Go in the gate & turn L., follow trail N. abt. 1/4 mi. then follow trail E. abt. 1/4 ma. Cemetery is on the L. fence line. Abt. 150years old.Recorded: RAIN06—Parsons; Roots, GNISTHC site visit MB 2/18/04 w/ M. Cooper, hist. Coats Cemetery, sign. AKA Brooklyn Community Cem.AKA Rains Pioneer Cem. Private ranch, Hollings-Cooper family property. Locked gate, pasture road to site. Large fenced site, formal markers, diversity over time. Large Cedar marker trees, some fieldstones. Floral decorative materials. Pavillion, maintained outhouse. Surrounded by pasture and wooded areas, some old house sites and nearby old roadway. Approx 1 acre. GPS 32.56.25.60991N –95.49.19.56919W.
Coats
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Coats is a cemetery in Rains County, Texas. It is one of 43 cemeteries documented in Rains County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 57 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.9378, -95.8223. The nearest cataloged historic site is Michael Ryan Family (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Benton Hill- Richland, Worcester-Cooper-Bellew, and Parks.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7379001905. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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