Driving Directions:From the intersection of US 69 and FM 256 in Colmesneil, travel east on FM 256 for 4.1 miles. Turn right onto dirt road across from CR 3290. This road has a locked gate. Continue for 1.2 miles on dirt road to second locked gate. Just beyond this gate, turn left onto a narrow road for 0.2 mile. Cemetery is located at southeast corner of pasture and is enclosed by a chain link fence. The cemetery is located on private property and permission must be obtained to visit the site. The cemetery is not a map feature, and is located in a very remote area on private property. In order to access the cemetery, one must go through two locked gates belonging to two different property owners. The cemetery is fully fenced, but it is not maintained and is heavily overgrown. One grave has an inscribed Woodman of the World headstone. It reads:J. H. FowlerBorn June 20, 1863Died Sept 17, 1912Two graves are marked with fieldstones and appear to be children's graves. There also appears to be a couple of unmarked grave depressions.
Snowden-Fowler
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Snowden-Fowler is a cemetery in Colmesneil, Tyler County. It is one of 105 cemeteries documented in Tyler County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 138 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.8793, -94.3551 near Colmesneil. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bean Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rigsby, Fowler, and Egypt.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7457011003. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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