Details for Spring Creek Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5035005014
Data
| Marker Number | 5014 |
| Atlas Number | 5035005014 |
| Marker Title | Spring Creek Cemetery |
| Index Entry | Spring Creek Cemetery |
| Address | |
| City | Meridian |
| County | Bosque |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 610826 |
| UTM Northing | 3529626 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery |
| Marker Year | 1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | from Meridian take SH 22 about 2.3 miles west, continue west on FM 1473 about 8.9 miles; turn north on County Road 2160 to Spring Creek Cemetery, about 2 miles, near church |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | As settlement along Spring Creek increased after the end of the Civil War, land in this area was set aside for a Missionary Baptist church, a school, and this cemetery. According to local tradition, the first burial was that of a horse thief hanged in the vicinity. The earliest marked tombstone, however, is that of 2-year-old Will Bullard who died in 1881. In its role as a reflection of the area's heritage, Spring Creek Cemetery is the burial site of many early settlers, war veterans, schoolteachers, and church members. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986 |