Historical MarkerBridges Cemetery
The Colony · Denton County · Dedicated 1986 · THC Atlas #5121000508
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Marker Inscription
Bridges settlement, named for the W. A. Bridges family and reportedly the oldest in Denton county, began in 1843 and was a center of activity of the Peters Colony. This cemetery, on land granted to Bridges in 1850, dates to 1855, although illegible stones may be slightly older. Site of the burials of the Bridges and other early immigrant families, stones here document graves of many children and Civil War soldiers. Deeded to the county by F. M. and Sallie Bridges in 1889, the cemetery contains over one hundred sandstone and granite markers. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986 Historic Texas Cemetery medallion attached to post
About this site
Bridges Cemetery is a historical marker in The Colony, Denton County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 110 historical markers documented in Denton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.0866, -96.8649 near The Colony. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Hedgcoxe War (historical marker), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church, Hebron, Ritter Cemetery, and Furneaux Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5121000508. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
