Cemetery

Detroit

Red River County · THC Atlas #7387008505

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About this site

Detroit is a cemetery in Red River County, Texas. It is one of 65 cemeteries documented in Red River County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.6501, -95.2654. The nearest cataloged historic site is New Hope (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Garner, John Nance, First Christian Church of Detroit, and Dean.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7387008505. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Detroit Cemetery lies about a mile south of the town of Detroit in southwestern Red River County, just east of FM 410. Its oldest marked grave, that of Carolina W. Dorsett, dates to 1873, and cemetery land was formally deeded to the burial ground in 1892 and again in 1909. By 2004 it held nearly 2,000 documented burials.

Sources: genealogytrails.com txgenwebcounties.org

📍 33.6501, -95.2654 · Red River County

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Nearby in Red River County

First Christian Church of Detroit