Old Perry Cemetery - Moody, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 20.119 W 097° 21.403
14R E 656335 N 3467930
Surrounded by black metal fencing. Rock pillars support the black metal gates (closed and locked) and the metal archway with the name. Grass was tall and in need of mowing.
Waymark Code: WMWTFP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2017
Views: 1
Marker Text:
This cemetery was established to serve the pioneer settlers of the Perry community. The first burial here was that of Jane Leach, a schoolteacher who died in 1854. Perry was the site of several stores, a gin, school, union church, and a post office.
Following a destructive 1873 storm, the residents moved to the townsite of New Perry (2 mi E). The settlement was relocated to the present site of Moody (2 mi SW) in 1881 when Santa Fe Rail lines were completed to the area. Only this cemetery remains at the original site of the Perry Community.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Moody, TX
Approximate number of graves: 704
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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