Marker Inscription
Bearing the name of the community it once served, this site is part of ten acres deeded by Marcus Thomas Durham in 1886 for a school, church and cemetery. By that time it was already an established burial ground; the two oldest marked graves, both dating to 1873, are those of C. M. Criswell and Durham's father, Thomas Durham (1811-1873). In 1950 an association was formed that purchased the nearby school and church building and organized an annual homecoming to create a fund for maintaining the structure and the cemetery. The Criswell Cemetery remains a record of the history of this area of Falls County. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2001
About this site
Criswell Cemetery is a historical marker in Otto, Falls County, dedicated in 2001. It is one of 64 historical markers documented in Falls County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 70 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4378, -96.7531 near Otto. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hope Cemetery (historical marker), about 2.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Trinity Lutheran Church, Stranger Community, Cemetery and Churches, and Perry United Methodist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015440. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
