Erath County, Texas, Landmarks & Vanished Communities

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Feature NameTypeLatitude, LongitudeDescriptionSource
Acrea Cemeterycemetery32.320833, -098.110000USGS
Alarm Creekstream32.088611, -098.154722USGS
Alexanderpop place32.058889, -098.205833Located at the intersection of State Hwy 6 and Farm Road 914 in the southern part of Erath County, it was named Harper's Mill in 1876 when a post office was first created there. John D. St. Clair was the first postmaster, and was still serving in 1881, when the name was changed to Alexander. Possiably named after a railroad official. The Railroad laid out the townsite after buying land from W. C. Keith in 1880. Alexander grew to have 21 businesses and a population of over 300 in 1890. The number of businesses declined due to the railroad reaching Stephenville. In 1940 the population was about 200, there was a post office, and about 5 businesses. The Post office closed before 1970. There is nothing there today, except a community of homes.USGS & Peggy
McCleskey Broughton
peggyj@our-town.com
Allard Cemeterycemetery32.239167, -098.139722USGS
Altman Cemeterycemetery31.971111, -098.162500USGS
Aycock Cemeterycemetery32.202500, -098.076389USGS
Baileys Lakelake32.499167, -098.063611USGS
Barbee Cemeterycemetery31.987222, -098.328889One of the oldest cemeteries in Erath County. The land was given by Hiram Barbee in 1859, Upon the death of his sister Mrs. Gracie Coffe Turnbow. It located about 7 miles South on FM Road 1702 turn right on County Road 334 for about 3/4 of a mile. This cemetery is well maintained and enclosed with a chain link fence. The cemetery is still in use.USGS & Peggy
McCleskey Broughton
peggyj@our-town.com
Bates Lakereservoir32.165833, -098.304167USGS
Bear Creekstream32.538056, -098.243611USGS
Bee Dee Creekstream32.405556, -098.148056USGS
Bell Branchstream32.104167, -098.263056USGS
Berrys Creekstream32.357500, -098.016111USGS
Bethel Cemeterycemetery32.196111, -098.435556USGS
Bethel Cemeterycemetery32.335278, -098.226667USGS
Bishop Cemeterycemetery32.487778, -098.096389USGS
Black Spring Branchstream32.027778, -098.199444USGS
Blue Hillssummit32.338889, -098.408333USGS
Bluff Dalepop place32.350833, -098.021111USGS
Bowman Ridgelocale32.108889, -098.223889USGS
Bowman Ridge Cemeterycemetery32.098889, -098.217778USGS
Buck Branchstream32.132222, -098.285556USGS
Buck Creekcreek32.38, -098.11Buck Creek rises five miles south of the Palo Pinto county line in northeastern Erath County (at 32°27' N, 98°11' W) and runs north for fourteen miles to its mouth on Palo Pinto Creek, near Brazos in southern Palo Pinto County (at 32°38' N, 98°08' W). It crosses rolling prairie with clay loam topsoil that supports oak, juniper, mesquite, and grasses.Virginia Hale
virginia@computron.net
Buffalo Hollowvalley32.230278, -097.960556USGS
Bunker Hillsummit32.195000, -098.115556USGS
Bunyanpop place32.168889, -098.364722USGS
Bunyan Cemeterycemetery32.167222, -098.373889USGS
Camp Paluxylocale32.333611, -097.993056USGS
Cat Branchstream32.137500, -098.320833USGS
Caudle Cemeterycemetery32.026111, -098.226389USGS
Cedar Point Churchchurch32.262500, -098.030000USGS
Center Grove Schoolschool32.316667, -098.183889USGS
Central Ward Schoolschool32.217500, -098.206944USGS
Chalk Mountainpop place32.154167, -097.910556USGS
Chalk Mountainsummit32.175833, -097.923889USGS
Chamberlain Ward Schoolschool32.219444, -098.222778USGS
Chimney Lakereservoir32.141667, -097.956667USGS
Clairettepop place32.039167, -098.118611USGS
Clairette Cemeterycemetery32.044167, -098.141111USGS
Clark Field Municipal Airportairport32.215278, -098.178611USGS
Clear Creekstream32.499444, -098.247500USGS
Community Chapelchurch32.109722, -098.223056USGS
Corinth Cemeterycemetery32.226389, -098.304444USGS
Cottonwoodpop place32.089167, -098.289444USGS
Cottonwood Creekstream32.407222, -098.392500USGS
Cottonwood Creekstream32.068056, -098.223333USGS
Cottonwood Springspring32.391667, -098.407778USGS
Council Branchstream32.264167, -098.346667USGS
Counts Creekstream32.394167, -098.142222USGS
Cow Creek Cemeterycemetery32.117222, -098.396667USGS
Crockett Creekstream32.275833, -098.077500USGS
Cross Lakereservoir32.213889, -098.071389USGS
Dairy Mountainsummit32.503056, -098.384167USGS
Dam Number 10dam32.137778, -098.401111USGS
Dam Number 11dam32.128056, -098.399167USGS
Dam Number 13dam32.090278, -098.354444USGS
Dam Number 14dam32.091944, -098.351389USGS
Dam Number 14dam32.230278, -098.253056USGS
Dam Number 15dam32.052778, -098.345833USGS
Dam Number 16dam32.026111, -098.322222USGS
Dam Number 17dam32.024444, -098.335556USGS
Dam Number 2dam32.285278, -098.434722USGS
Dam Number 3dam32.290833, -098.424167USGS
Dam Number 5dam32.247222, -098.412778USGS
Dearing Ranch Airportairport32.445833, -098.371111USGS
Deaton Mountainsummit32.497500, -098.321667USGS
Dripping Springspring32.370556, -098.445556USGS
Dry Branchstream32.223611, -098.196944USGS
Dry Branchstream32.263611, -097.971944USGS
Dry Forkstream32.221111, -098.457222USGS
Dublinpop place32.085000, -098.341667USGS
Dublin Municipal Airportairport32.068056, -098.325278USGS
Duffaupop place32.082222, -098.021667USGS
Duffau Cemeterycemetery32.064167, -098.007778USGS
East End Cemeterycemetery32.242500, -098.365278USGS
East Fork Armstrong Creekstream32.252222, -098.447500USGS
East Memorial Cemeterycemetery32.230556, -098.192778USGS
Ed Shadle Airportairport32.304167, -098.325278USGS
Edna Hillpop place31.956389, -098.330000USGS
Elmir Branchstream32.355833, -098.046389USGS
Erath Countycivil32.233333, -098.233333USGS
Erath Garden of Memorycemetery32.181944, -098.266667This cemetery is located North of Dublin, on the South Side of Hwy 377, this is a perpetual care cemetery and was begun in 1954. It is very well maintained, and records are kept in the office at the cemetery.USGS & Peggy
McCleskey Broughton
peggyj@our-town.com
Germany Creekstream32.378889, -098.193056USGS
Gilmore Creekstream31.992500, -098.067222USGS
Goose Branchstream32.237222, -098.287778USGS
Green Creekstream32.038333, -098.108611USGS
Green Creek Churchchurch32.155278, -098.301111USGS
Green Creek Churchchurch32.165000, -098.316111USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 1dam32.164167, -098.341944USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 10dam32.071667, -098.249722USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 10dam32.071944, -098.249444USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 11dam32.046944, -098.258611USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 12dam32.031389, -098.227500USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 13dam32.016389, -098.201944USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 2dam32.171667, -098.316944USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 3dam32.165833, -098.304167USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 4dam32.135833, -098.338611USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 5dam32.136667, -098.284722USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 6dam32.117222, -098.344722USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 7dam32.109167, -098.309167USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 8dam32.105000, -098.267500USGS
Green Creek Dam Number 9dam32.084167, -098.295278USGS
Green Topsummit32.408889, -098.396389USGS
Grubbs Branchstream31.977500, -098.037500USGS
Hackberry Creekstream32.172778, -098.454444USGS
Hancock Cemeterycemetery32.030833, -098.233611USGS
Hannibalpop place32.373611, -098.335278USGS
Hannibal Cemeterycemetery32.370000, -098.353333USGS
Hannibal Creekstream32.385833, -098.347778USGS
Harbinpop place32.116667, -098.273056USGS
Hatchett Cemeterycemetery32.154722, -098.063333USGS
Heavenly Branchstream32.074722, -098.241944USGS
Heavenly Branch Cemeterycemetery32.064444, -098.259722USGS
Henning Creekstream32.191389, -098.436111USGS
Henshaw Creekstream32.372500, -098.175833USGS
Hickey Cemeterycemetery32.169167, -098.265556USGS
Highlandpop place32.154722, -098.445556USGS
Highland Churchchurch32.166389, -098.457222USGS
Highsaw Covevalley32.443056, -098.385278USGS &
Ruby Finch
Mitchel@our-town.com
Hightower Cemeterycemetery32.423889, -098.131667USGS
Hightower Creekstream32.396389, -098.137500USGS
Hog Creekstream32.036111, -098.175556USGS
Houston Ranchlocale32.419444, -098.047778USGS
Huckabaypop place32.344722, -098.298056USGS
Humberson Cemeterycemetery32.216111, -098.065278USGS
Indian Camp Creekstream32.276111, -098.058889USGS
Indian Creekstream32.127500, -098.158333USGS
Indian Creek Cemeterycemetery32.133611, -098.148333USGS
Indian Springspring32.375278, -098.440556USGS
J F Ranch Airportairport32.022222, -098.133611USGS
Jaybird Cemeterycemetery32.413333, -098.443333Located south of Thurber, Texas on the dirt road that leads past the old "Children of God" camp.(remember this was in the 70's.) Go about 9 or 10 miles until you come to the first road east. Go about one mile. The Cemetery is about 600 yards out in a pasture and is not visible from the road. Two large rock vaults and 22 graves are marked only with stones with out names. Taken from the Cawyer -Hudson Books.USGS & Peggy
McCleskey Broughton
peggyj@our-town.com
Johnson Cemeterycemetery32.164167, -098.216111USGS
Johnsvillepop place32.145833, -098.025833USGS
KCUB-FM (Stephenville)tower32.205000, -098.256389USGS
Kiker Lakereservoir32.171389, -098.316944USGS
Kirkendell Creekstream32.018889, -098.324722USGS
Knob Hillpop place32.258889, -098.142778USGS
Knob Hill Cemeterycemetery32.262500, -098.124722USGS
KSTV-AM (Stephenville)tower32.202222, -098.248333USGS
KSTV-FM (Stephenville)tower32.186389, -098.290556USGS
KYOT-FM (Granbury)tower32.251944, -098.046667USGS
Lallah Branchstream32.206944, -097.971944USGS
Lesley Lakelake32.172778, -097.956111USGS
Liberty Cemeterycemetery32.421944, -098.303611USGS
Linglevillepop place32.244444, -098.377222USGS
Little Duffau Creekstream32.024167, -097.993056USGS
Little Gilmore Creekstream31.980000, -098.086389USGS
Little Green Creekstream32.042778, -098.160278USGS
Little Lakelake32.502222, -098.418611USGS
Live Oak Cemeterycemetery32.085556, -098.323056USGS
Live Oak Creekstream32.091111, -098.156389USGS
Lone Mountainsummit32.164167, -098.004444USGS
Lone Mountainsummit32.168889, -097.985556USGS
Lone Oak Churchchurch32.163611, -098.252222USGS
Long Hollowvalley32.216389, -097.958333USGS
Lowell Cemeterycemetery32.254167, -098.472500USGS
Lower Green Creek Cemeterycemetery32.139167, -098.301944USGS
McDermott Branchstream32.197778, -097.975833USGS
McGinnis Springspring32.394167, -098.405833USGS
McQuirt Mountainsummit32.445556, -098.467778USGS
McSwain Fieldairport32.017778, -098.011944USGS
Millerville Cemeterycemetery32.042778, -098.033333USGS
Mitchell Creekstream32.202500, -097.978056USGS
Mitchell Creek Churchchurch32.205000, -098.018611USGS
Mize Ranch Airportairport32.448611, -098.255000USGS
Morgan Millpop place32.388056, -098.166944USGS
Morton Chapel Cemeterycemetery32.363889, -098.175000Located about 1.8 miles south of Morgan Mill, Texas and on the north side of U.S. Hwy 281. This cemetery is inclosed with a net wire fence and is maintained. The plot is much larger than space occupied by the graves. About 29 addition stones were marked with only fieldstones. No names or dates. This cemetery was survyed in 1972. You can see it from the highway.USGS & Peggy
McCleskey Broughton
peggyj@our-town.com
Mount Olive Cemeterycemetery32.234444, -098.198056USGS
Mount Pleasant Cemeterycemetery32.295833, -098.338333USGS
Mount Zion Cemeterycemetery32.310000, -098.405833USGS
Mount Zion Churchchurch32.361944, -098.105556USGS
Nail Creekstream32.394167, -098.122778USGS
New York Hillsummit32.503056, -098.409444USGS
North Fork Little Green Creekstream32.036389, -098.222500USGS
North Fork North Bosque Riverstream32.238333, -098.211667USGS
North Paluxy Riverstream32.354722, -098.028611USGS
North Shelton Rocksummit32.438611, -098.457500USGS
Oak Dale Churchchurch32.285278, -098.247500USGS
Ogan Cemeterycemetery32.179444, -098.125278USGS
Old Dublin Memorial Parkcemetery32.064444, -098.335000USGS
Patillopop place32.502500, -098.168333USGS
Pecan Branchstream32.242500, -098.005556USGS
Pecan Cemeterycemetery31.985278, -098.253333USGS
Pilot Knob Churchchurch32.261667, -098.113056USGS
Plainview Churchchurch32.126667, -097.931667USGS
Pleasant Hill Churchchurch32.136667, -098.135833USGS
Pole Hollow Branchstream32.187500, -098.175556USGS
Pony Creek Churchchurch32.168611, -098.033611USGS
Provident Churchchurch32.195556, -098.136667USGS
Purvespop place32.003333, -098.270000Purves was named for William M.Purves, who was the first Postmaster, and John Purves who started a church in 1890. Purves is located on FM Road 219 about 6 miles southeast of Dublin, in the southeastern part of Erath County. The town was active until about 1947 when the schools were consoldiated with Dublin Schools. There is one active church there now.USGS & Peggy
McCleskey Broughton
peggyj@our-town.com
Purves Live Oak Cemeterycemetery32.013056, -098.292778The cemetery is located on CR317, being 4 acres in size. From Dublin take FM Road 219 south, 5.6 miles and turn Southeast 1.3 miles to Cemetery Gate. It is an old cemetery with the oldest marked grave 1880, however some of the field stones may have been used for earlier graves. A complete record of the graves is kept at the cemetery office at 117 North Patrick, mailing address is P.O. Box 188 Dublin, Tx 76446-0188USGS & Peggy
McCleskey Broughton
peggyj@our-town.com
Ramsey Cemeterycemetery32.232778, -098.288611USGS
Ratliff Airportairport32.263889, -098.107222USGS
Ray Smith Farm Airportairport32.026389, -098.010000USGS
Reddy Mountainsummit32.468056, -098.443333USGS
Richardson Creekstream32.277778, -097.920000USGS
Rock Hole Springspring32.384444, -098.400833USGS
Rocky Creekstream32.005556, -097.933333USGS
Rocky Point Churchchurch32.224444, -098.129167USGS
Rough Creekstream32.365833, -098.210833USGS
Round Hole Branchstream32.038611, -098.106389USGS
Rush Creekstream32.465278, -098.487222USGS
Russel Chapel Cemeterycemetery32.482778, -098.298889USGS
Salt Creekstream32.486944, -098.356111USGS
Sand Branchstream32.143333, -098.457500USGS
Sapoakpop place32.454722, -098.247500USGS
Sawyer Branchstream31.994444, -098.319444USGS
Scarborough Creekstream32.308333, -098.269722USGS
School Hill Cemeterycemetery32.305833, -098.464444USGS
Seldenpop place32.143889, -098.106389USGS
Shilohpop place32.011111, -098.338611USGS
Sims Creekstream32.101111, -098.155278USGS
Sims Creekstream32.422778, -098.373889USGS
Smith Springs Cemeterycemetery32.254167, -098.159444USGS
Smith Springs Schoolschool32.262222, -098.166667USGS
South Fork Barton Creekstream32.362500, -098.362222USGS
South Fork Little Green Creekstream32.036389, -098.222500USGS
South Fork North Bosque Riverstream32.238333, -098.211944USGS
South Paluxy Riverstream32.354722, -098.028611USGS
South Shelton Rocksummit32.427500, -098.459722USGS
Spring Creekstream32.043889, -098.024444USGS
Spring Creekstream31.998056, -098.082778USGS
Steam Shovel Mountainsummit32.512778, -098.406667USGS
Stephenvillepop place32.220556, -098.201944USGS
Stephenville Country Lakereservoir32.312222, -098.178056USGS
Stewart Lakereservoir32.481944, -098.278889USGS
Straight Creekstream32.374167, -098.196667USGS
Stump Hillsummit32.505000, -098.432222USGS
Surprise Valley Ranchlocale32.122222, -097.949167USGS
Sycamore Creekstream32.276667, -097.952778USGS
Tarleton State College Farmschool32.238333, -098.203889USGS
Texas A and M College
Experimental Station		school32.252222, -098.193333USGS
Three Waylocale32.156111, -098.026111USGS
Thurberpop place32.507222, -098.416944USGS
Thurber Cemeterycemetery32.512778, -098.417500These directions are taken from the Erath County Cemetety Book done by Cawyer and Hudson and these cemeteries were last surveyed in the late 1970's. This Cemetery is located about 1/2 mile west of Thurber, Texas on Hwy 108. A metal gate on the north side of the road has a large sign for the cemetery. Go through the gate and follow the dirt road around the hill until you reach the cemetery. The cemetery is fenced with a good net fence, and has been partially restored within the last few years, but many of the tombstones have been broken and are on the ground. There were (at the time this survey was done) 225 names that are legible. About 300 of the graves are marked with stones, bricks, wooden crosses, pipe crosses, or indentations in the ground. Many Graves are competely lost. The Cemetery covers about 10 acres, and the graves are scattered. Some tombstones are written in Polish.USGS & Peggy
McCleskey Broughton
peggyj@our-town.com
Thurber Lakereservoir32.500000, -098.400833USGS
Thurber Lake Airportairport32.500000, -098.383611USGS
Tiberias, Lakelake32.472778, -098.428889USGS
Triangle Ranchlocale32.289444, -098.061389USGS
Turkey Branchstream32.065000, -098.036944USGS
Turkey Creekstream32.477222, -098.254167USGS
Turnbow Cemeterycemetery31.977778, -098.204167USGS
Twin Mountainsummit32.379167, -098.416667USGS
Twin Mountainsrange32.428611, -098.261389USGS
Upper Green Creek Cemeterycemetery32.153611, -098.305000USGS
Valley Grove Cemeterycemetery32.187500, -098.165833USGS
Valley Grove Churchchurch32.202778, -098.182500USGS
Victorpop place32.202500, -098.499444USGS
Welcome Valleypop place32.200556, -098.150000USGS
Wesley Chapel Cemeterycemetery32.349722, -098.055278USGS
West End Cemeterycemetery32.212500, -098.216944USGS
West End Cemeterycemetery32.237222, -098.380833USGS
West Fork Armstrong Creekstream32.252222, -098.447500USGS
West Fork East Bosque Riverstream32.106667, -097.882222USGS
Wolf Creekstream32.355278, -098.016944USGS
Wolf Prong Creekstream31.978056, -098.147222USGS
Wood Hollowvalley32.264167, -098.338333USGS
Wright Cemeterycemetery32.286389, -098.205000USGS
X-Ray Cemeterycemetery32.399167, -098.331944USGS
X-Ray Gas Fieldoilfield32.424444, -098.339444USGS