Walk among the Texans who came before.
From Gatesville Courthouse take Hwy 84 east to the junction with 36 South, turn right. (Temple Hwy) Follow Hwy 36 about 5 miles to Fort Gates, turn left in Fort Gates and go 2 miles to the railroad track. Walk south to cemetery down track. Cemetery is in Mrs. Jim Sheridan’s pasture behind a locked gate, it is across the road from a home
Sheridan Family at Fort Gates is a cemetery in Coryell County, Texas. It is one of 75 cemeteries documented in Coryell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 120 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.3883, -97.6843. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Gates Soldiers' (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pleasant Grove, Fort Hood Communities, and Brown Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7099004205. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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