Cemetery

Gomez (Cemetery)

Terry County · THC Atlas #7445000605

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About this site

Gomez is a cemetery in Terry County, Texas. It is one of 6 cemeteries documented in Terry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 27 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1767, -102.3611. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gomez Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gomez, Gomez Baptist Church, and Terry County Memorial.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7445000605. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Gomez Cemetery is the last surviving remnant of Gomez, the first town established in Terry County. Platted in 1903 with a post office named for Cuban independence general Máximo Gómez, the townsite faded after nearby Brownfield became the county seat. The cemetery's graves date from about 1900 through 1918.

Sources: tshaonline.org hmdb.org

Also at or near Terry County

“Gomez” names 2 distinct records in Terry County. This page is the cemetery. The others:

Gomez — Historical Marker in Brownfield (1974)

📍 33.1767, -102.3611 · Terry County

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