Details for Megargel Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5009013079

Data

Marker Number 13079
Atlas Number 5009013079
Marker Title Megargel Cemetery
Index Entry Megargel Cemetery
Address
City Megargel
County Archer
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 504435
UTM Northing 3701906
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 2003
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location W of Megargel at intersection of SH 114 and RR 1285
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size HTC marker
Marker Text Residents of this part of Archer County in the 1880s included Irish native James Colgan and his wife, Nancy. Most other area families were of Bohemian descent, with names including Kulhanek, Bohac, Kunkel and Pechacek. The GT&W Railroad came in 1910, and the town of Megargel was established. That same year, Dr. W.T. Webb buried his two-day-old son, Arza, the first interred at what became the community cemetery. Others buried here include military veterans of conflicts dating to the Civil War. An association maintains the cemetery, preserving the link to the area's rich history. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003

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