Details for Peoria Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5217003985

Data

Marker Number 3985
Atlas Number 5217003985
Marker Title Peoria Cemetery
Index Entry Peoria Cemetery
Address
City Peoria
County Hill
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 667613
UTM Northing 3539204
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 1969
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location cemetery entrance Peoria from SH 22, just west of FM 1947 intersection, take local road south, then west, about 0.3 mile
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text Established in 1830s as this community developed. First plot was donated by J. R. DeArman; 4 generations of the William Thomas Hill family made later grants. A child fatally bitten by a rattlesnake was first to be buried here. Many rural residents and transients lie in unmarked graves.

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