Old Perry Cemetery
Posted by: 
WalksfarTX
N 31° 20.118 W 097° 21.401
14R E 656338 N 3467929
Black metal marker attached to the right hand pillar of the cemetery entrance.
Waymark Code: WMWTFQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2017
Views: 6
Marker gives the history of the cemetery and the town it once served.
Marker Number: 3778
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 at 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. (1981)
|
Visit Instructions:
Please include a picture in your log. You and your GPS receiver do not need to be in the picture. We encourage additional information about your visit (comments about the surrounding area, how you ended up near the marker, etc.) in the log.