Thurber Cemetery (1994)

Encompassing slightly more than nine acres, the Thurber Cemetery documents the multi-ethnic Thurber community. The graveyard was divided into three sections with separate entrances: Catholic, Protestant, and African American. There are more than 1,000 graves here, including almost 700 unmarked burials. The oldest tombstone is that of Eva Chapman, an infant who died in 1890. More than half the total graves are those of infants and children, a reflection of such epidemic diseases as scarlet fever, typhoid fever, diphtheria, and whooping cough. (1995)

Thurber Cemetery is a historical marker in Thurber, Erath County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 71 historical markers documented in Erath County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 144 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.5150, -98.4207 near Thurber. The nearest cataloged historic site is Thurber Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hotel Knox and Thurber Mining Office, Site of, Thurber, and New York Hill.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5143005487. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.