Historical Marker

Gulf Prairie Cemetery (2010)

Jones Creek · Brazoria County · Dedicated 2010 · THC Atlas #5507016559

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Marker Inscription

ESTABLISHED CA. 1833 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY - 2009

About this site

Gulf Prairie Cemetery is a historical marker in Jones Creek, Brazoria County, dedicated in 2010. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 28.9762, -95.4729 near Jones Creek. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gulf Prairie Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gulf Prairie Cemetery, William Joel Bryan, and Major James Peckham Caldwell.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016559. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Established about 1829 as part of the Peach Point Plantation, home of Stephen F. Austin's sister Emily Austin Perry, Gulf Prairie Cemetery in Brazoria County was the first resting place of Stephen F. Austin after his death in 1836, until his remains were moved to Austin in 1910. Also called the Peach Point or Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Cemetery, the ground was conveyed to the Presbyterian Church by the Perry family in 1890.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org texasalmanac.com history.brazoriaresearch.com

Also at or near Jones Creek, Brazoria County

“Gulf Prairie Cemetery” names 3 distinct records in Brazoria County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 2010 in Jones Creek. The others:

📍 28.9762, -95.4729 · Jones Creek, Brazoria County

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