TURNERSVILLE CEMETERY THIS BURIAL GROUND SERVED RESIDENTS OF THE RURAL COMMUNITY OF TURNERSVILLE (ORIGINALLY BUCHANAN SPRINGS). SETTLED BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR, TURNERSVILLE BOASTED A COTTON GIN, STORES, A SCHOOL, AND THREE CHURCHES BY THE 1880s. THE INTERRED HERE INCLUDE MANY OF THESE PAST RESIDENTS, WITH RANCHERS, FARMERS, MERCHANTS, PHYSICIANS, TEACHERS, MINISTERS, AND MILITARY VETERANS AMONG THEM. CEMETERY FEATURES INCLUDE INTERIOR FENCING, CURBING, AND GRAVE SLABS. A CEMETERY ASSOCIATION FORMED BY 1900, BUT DISBANDED IN THE 1930s. THE TURNERSVILLE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION REORGANIZED IN 1953, AND STILL CONTINUES TO CARE FOR THE BURIAL GROUND. TODAY, THE CEMETERY IS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING VESTIGES OF THE TURNERSVILLE COMMUNITY. HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2010
Turnersville Cemetery
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Turnersville Cemetery is a historical marker in Gatesville, Coryell County, dedicated in 2010. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Coryell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 120 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.6114, -97.7325 near Gatesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Prairie View Cemetery (cemetery), about 4.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rainey, Post Oak Cemetery, and McCarver Family.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016871. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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