Flat Rock Cemetery
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N 33° 19.507 W 097° 36.615
14S E 629351 N 3688192
A marker in a cemetery for a group of people that are the only indication of anyone being in the area.
Waymark Code: WMADJT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2011
Views: 9
Marker Number: 1905
Marker Text:
Settled in 1850s by Moses Ball and other pioneers. Tradition says first burial here was an Indian; the second, a small girl who died while her family was migrating through the area. Oldest tombstones are dated 1878. There are many unmarked graves. Community, named for some flat stones that formed a landmark, had a Cumberland Presbyterian Church as early as 1883. Burial ground near church was deeded from his land grant on August 28, 1890, by ex-Texas Ranger George W. Stevens (1831-93) for cemetery. After 1914, population dwindled and the church was closed. (1972)
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