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Wesley Chapel and Cemetery (THC) 6.75 miles NW of Crockett, off FM 229(1977) Located 7 miles W of Crockett on FM 229, turn right and go 300 or 400 yards from the road(1987) Located 7 miles NW of Crockett on FM 229, turn right at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery sign and go 300-400 yards from FM 229. The old wooden church still stands.(USGenWeb) 7 mi NW of Crockett on FM 229. R at cemetery sign near CR. 2130. THC marker; A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records, Kim Parsons, 1988; Houston County Cemeteries, Houston county Historical Commission, 1977; Houston County Cemeteries, Third Edition, Houston County Historical Commission, 1987; USGS; Supplement to Houston County Texas Cemeteries Third Edition, 1998; USGenWeb Archives; topo map.TSHA Handbook of Texas Online: Context--WESLEY CHAPEL, TEXAS. Wesley Chapel was just off Farm Road 229 six miles northwest of Crockett in west central Houston County. It was settled after the Civil War.qv A school began operating before 1897, when it had an enrollment of fifty-four. In the mid-1930s the small community had a church, the school, a cemetery, and a number of houses. After World War IIqv the school was consolidated with Crockett school, and by the early 1990s only a church, a cemetery, and a few widely scattered houses remained in the area. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Houston County Cemeteries (Crockett, Texas: Houston County Historical Commission, 1977; 3d ed. 1987). Christopher Long THC site visit MB 12-12-04: Latexo, Tx area. FM 299 about 1.4 miles W of CR 2115, to CR 2130 for 0.2 mile. Chapel Cem about 50 ft. on N side of road, Annex Cem about 100 ft. on S side. Chapel fenced in with cemetery, THC marker. Formal and informal markers, large and small, considerable diversity over time, including obelisks, benches, curbing, homemade marker, metal markers, sea shells, petrified wood, marble slabs, fieldstones, some creative materials. Embellishment of stones, photo enamels, marbles. Abundant floral and and personal grave materials. Marker trees and shrubs, Aborvitae, Crape Myrtle, Pomegranate, Irises. Approx 1.22 acres. GPS 31.22.19.58246N –95.32.21.64579WUSGS 3195-241Low risk of endangerment, THC marker, maintained, fenced, still in use, associated church, on map. |
