Marker Inscription
Settlers began arriving in this area in increased numbers after the Civil War with the opening of rail lines and the cessation of indian conflicts. Many of the pioneers are interred here. The first burials, in the late 1870s, were for Kentucky native G.W. Simmons and for an infant of W.B. and Sarah Jane (Herndon) Dooley. Land for the cemetery was later deeded by Simmons' sister Margaret and her husband, G.W. Burnett. The early Briar Creek School was located on adjacent land by the 1880s, but only the cemetery remains as a reminder of the area's earliest settlers. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.
About this site
Briar Creek Cemetery is a historical marker in Bowie, Montague County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 38 historical markers documented in Montague County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 65 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.5262, -97.8936 near Bowie. The nearest cataloged historic site is Selma Cemetery (cemetery), about 3.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Montague County, Allred, Governor James V., Home County of, and First National Bank of Bowie.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5337000504. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
