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 Joplin Fairview Cemetery
N 33° 06.220 W 097° 58.618
14S E 595457 N 3663245
Texas Historical Marker at the Joplin Fairview Cemetery, noting the history of the nearby community of Joplin.
Waymark Code: WMNEZ5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2015
Views: 3
Marker Number: 16612
Marker Text:
The cemetery at this site is named for the nearby community of Joplin, and for that community’s school, which was known as Fairview. Fairview Baptist Church was also located near this site. The earliest marked burial is the 1881 grave of Jessie T. Gillis. Johnny Joplin, for the whom the community of Joplin was named, was buried at the site in 1899. When the Joplin School District consolidated with the Jacksboro School District in 1947, funds from the sale of the school building were given to the newly formed Joplin Cemetery Association, which retains stewardship of the burial ground. Today, Joplin Fairview Cemetery serves as a reminder of an early Jack County community.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2009
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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