Purves Live Oak Cemetery

The earliest marked burial on this site is that of an infant who was born to the Ascue family on July 20, 1880, and died the same day. Though no deed to the cemetery has been found, deeds to the surrounding property refer to the four-acre burial ground. The Purves community was named for John Purves, who founded a church in the area in 1890, and William M. Purves, who became the town's first postmaster in 1897. Among the pioneers represented here are members of the Ascue, Bruner, Case, Currier, Daniel, Harris, McCurdy, McGee, Munch, Rasmussen, Stephens, Tatum, Turnbow and Whisenant families. With 359 graves in 1999, the cemetery continues to serve the community of Purves and the surrounding vicinity as a burial ground and a chronicle of history. (2000)

Purves Live Oak Cemetery is a historical marker in Dublin vicinity, Erath County, dedicated in 2003. 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 32.0124, -98.2929 near Dublin vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Barbee Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pecan Cemetery, Pecan Cemetery Tabernacle, and Hancock Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5143011870. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.