Details for Richland Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5223013135

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Marker Number 13135
Atlas Number 5223013135
Marker Title Richland Cemetery
Index Entry Richland Cemetery
Address E FM 69
City Sulphur Springs
County Hopkins
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 267462
UTM Northing 3668757
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 2002
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Sulphur Springs, 7 mi. E on FM 69
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size HTC marker
Marker Text Richland Cemetery Unmarked graves here may date to 1872, the year the Richland Baptist Church bought the site and the Richland School was established here. The earliest marked grave dates to 1878; two earlier ones, dated 1873 and 1876, are reinterments. Many veterans, including more than a dozen of the Civil War, are buried here. The Richland Cemetery Society maintained the graveyard from 1922 to 1962, when the Richland Cemetery Association formed. Although the school and original church are gone, the site now provides an enduring link to the area's early history. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002

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