Indian Creek Baptist Church and Cemetery

The oldest readable gravestone in this burial ground bears the date 1870, four years before the founding of the Indian Creek Baptist Church. Worship services were first held in a schoolhouse 1/4 mile south of this site. Dock Holcomb donated this property adjacent to the cemetery, and a church building was completed in 1882 using lumber hauled by wagon from Jefferson. For over a century the burial ground was under the direct care of the congregation. An annual cemetery decoration day was begun in 1900. Historic Texas Cemetery medallion attached to post. (HTC designation 2004)

Indian Creek Baptist Church and Cemetery is a historical marker in Leonard, Fannin County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Fannin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 262 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.3757, -96.3563 near Leonard. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bailey Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fuller Cemetery, Delba Cemetery, and East Shady Grove Baptist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5147008901. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.