Details for Springer-Macedonia Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5473008120

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Marker Number 8120
Atlas Number 5473008120
Marker Title Springer-Macedonia Cemetery
Index Entry Springer-Macedonia Cemetery
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County Waller
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
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Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 10 miles north of Hockley on Springer Cemetery Road
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text The pioneer Springer family donated the original two acres of this graveyard and gave their name to the community in this area and to a school, also known as McPherson School. Later the cemetery was called Macedonia, for the nearby church founded in the 1890s. Burials probably predate the earliest marked grave, that of Oliver McPherson (d. 1871). Enlarged by additional gifts of land, the community burial ground contains about 300 known graves. The Macedonia Cemetery Association, incorporated in 1976, maintains the site.

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