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Coats Cem. From the S.E. corner of the old cotton gin in Point, take a County rd. going E. to a ‘T’ intersection (abt. 1 mi.). Take the rd. to the R. & follow it abt. 2 mx. to a dead—end at a pasture gate. Go in the gate & turn L., follow trail N. abt. 1/4 mi. then follow trail E. abt. 1/4 ma. Cemetery is on the L. fence line. Abt. 150years old.Recorded: RAIN06—Parsons; Roots, GNISTHC site visit MB 2/18/04 w/ M. Cooper, hist. Coats Cemetery, sign. AKA Brooklyn Community Cem.AKA Rains Pioneer Cem. Private ranch, Hollings-Cooper family property. Locked gate, pasture road to site. Large fenced site, formal markers, diversity over time. Large Cedar marker trees, some fieldstones. Floral decorative materials. Pavillion, maintained outhouse. Surrounded by pasture and wooded areas, some old house sites and nearby old roadway. Approx 1 acre. GPS 32.56.25.60991N –95.49.19.56919W. |
