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 Dry Creek Cemetery
N 32° 50.410 W 096° 15.660
14S E 756366 N 3636893
Texas Historical Marker noting this as the burial ground of the Turner's Point community, which ultimately relocated to Poetry, southeast of here. Located at Dry Creek Run Rd and FM 1565, in rural Kaufman County.
Waymark Code: WMP4QJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2015
Views: 1
Elisha Turner is buried at Camp Ground Cemetery, not too far from here.
Marker Number: 8506
Marker Text:
Named for a nearby ravine, this burial ground originally served the community of Turner's Point. Located on the stage road between Shreveport, Louisiana, and Dallas, the settlement was established by Elisha Turner in 1845. In the 1870s the town was moved to a new location (1.5 miles southeast) and renamed Poetry. The earliest marked grave at this site is that of Samuel Key (1840-1871). Now closed for burials, the cemetery has 279 marked graves bearing names of the English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh pioneer settlers of the area. (1980)
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