Walnut Creek Cemetery
7 mi. east of Bremond via FM 2293 to Redbank Creek Rd., Bremond, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1869
EST. 1869
1850
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Walnut Creek Cemetery.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Walnut Creek Cemetery
Walnut Creek Cemetery began around 1869 with a child's burial on land owned by J. Grant Taylor, who donated acreage for a burial ground and school. The schoolhouse was not built until 1888, and congregations held summer services in brush arbors. Classes continued until consolidation with Bremond schools during the Second World War, after which the building hosted memorial services.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Walnut Creek Cemetery
The Walnut Creek community was established in the 1850s with the arrival of several farming families. J. Grant Taylor came as a child to this area with his parents. Tradition says the Walnut Creek Cemetery began before 1869 with the death of a two-year-old girl. She was the daughter of a horse trader who lived nearby. Taylor gave permission for the child's burial on his 30-acre tract of land. The unmarked grave is at this site under a cedar tree. The first marked grave is located under the same cedar tree and is that of Sarah Lane Johnson (1866-1869), daughter of P. and S. H. Johnson. About 1871 Taylor donated two acres for a burial ground, Union meetinghouse, and school building. Since area students attended Stump Toe School (3 mi. N), a structure was not built here until 1888. Baptist, Church of Christ, and Methodist congregations held services here, constructing brush arbors on the grounds in the summers. Classes were held in the school building until World War II when Walnut Creek consolidated with Bremond schools. Afterward, the schoolhouse was used for annual memorial services. This cemetery is all that remains to mark the Walnut Creek community. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5395010955
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