Details for Gulf Prairie Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5039009565
Data
| Marker Number | 9565 |
| Atlas Number | 5039009565 |
| Marker Title | Gulf Prairie Cemetery |
| Index Entry | Gulf Prairie Cemetery |
| Address | |
| City | Jones Creek |
| County | Brazoria |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 259080 |
| UTM Northing | 3207868 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | off SH 36 on Gulf Prairie Rd., Jones Creek |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Pioneer cemetery. Originally part of Peach Point Plantation. Used by descendants of James Franklin Perry and wife, Emily Austin Bryan Perry, Stephen F. Austin's sister, and by the community since 1829. In 1836, Austin, the "Father of Texas," was buried here. His remains were reinterred in the state cemetery in the city of Austin in 1910. (1967) |