Nelson Cemetery
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N 32° 56.926 W 097° 33.382
14S E 634941 N 3646532
This marker stands next to the tabernacle within the cemetery grounds in Azle.
Waymark Code: WM2GHT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2007
Views: 39
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Nelson Cemetery
Address: Nelson Road, of FM 370 via Peden Rd.
City: Azle
County: Parker
Subject Codes: GY;
Year Marker Erected: 1985
Marker Location: From Azle, take FM 730 north about 3.5 miles to Peden Road, take Peden Road .5 mile west; turn south on Cardinal Lane, then take next turn west on Nelson Road to cemetery.
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Repairs Completed: Refinish -volunteer.
Marker Number: 3572
Marker Text:
Hugh Nelson (1821-1884), a native of Tennessee, donated the original two acres of this burial ground. The earliest dated stone marks the grave of his infant son Hugh, who died in 1864. Earlier burials were marked only with field-stones. A number of children's graves date from a dysentery epidemic in 1884. Known at one time as Walnut Creek Cemetery, this is the burial place of many area pioneers, including members of the Cruse, Helm, Nix, Osburn, Parker, and Peden families. Nelson Cemetery contains over 700 known graves. (1985)
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