Center City Cemetery

(One half-mile southwest) The Center City Cemetery began with the burials in 1874 of Julia M. Bishop and M.E. Hughes, the adult and infant daughters of W.C. and Caroline Hughes, early settlers of this area. Judge L.E. Patterson purchased 2.5 acres containing the Hughes burials in 1905 for use as a community graveyard. Concern for its upkeep prompted the establishment of a cemetery committee in 1951. A $1000 gift to the cemetery in J.M. Dalton's will in 1967 helped establish a maintenance fund. The more than 500 burials recorded here include those of many of this area's earliest settlers. (1993)

Center City Cemetery is a historical marker in Star, Mills County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 26 historical markers documented in Mills County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 38 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.4711, -98.4114 near Star. The nearest cataloged historic site is Center City Community (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Center City United Methodist Church, South Bennett Cemetery, and Hamilton-Soules House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5333006034. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.