Details for Mud Creek Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5049003523

Data

Marker Number 3523
Atlas Number 5049003523
Marker Title Mud Creek Cemetery
Index Entry Mud Creek Cemetery
Address
City Bangs
County Brown
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 481820
UTM Northing 3520584
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 1983
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location From Bangs take US 84 west one mile. Turn north onto FM 585, continue 1/2 mile past FM 2492. Turn west onto county road and continue one mile to cemetery. On south of highway through cattle guard.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Named for nearby Mud Creek, this graveyard has served residents of the Thrifty and Fry communities for more than 100 years. The first person known to be buried at the site was infant Martha Blackwell, who died in 1864. However, a rock slab that bears an illegible name indicates the cemetery was used as early as 1862. Others buried in Mud Creek Cemetery include pioneer settler Charles Mullins (1790-1880) who brought his family to the area in 1858, victims of Indian attacks, and persons involved in the 1926-27 area oil boom. (1983)

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