Minter's Chapel Cemetery
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N 32° 53.136 W 097° 03.663
14S E 681376 N 3640271
A fairly large, historic cemetery on DFW Airport Property. The church has been moved away from it.
Waymark Code: WMM8A
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2006
Views: 43
Index Entry: Minter's Chapel Cemetery
Address: W. Airfield Dr.
City: Grapevine
County: Tarrant
Subject Codes: CH; GY; ME;
Year Marker Erected: 1979
Designations: na
Marker Location: At Cemetery on W. Airfield Drive, .25 mile north Glade Road intersection at DFW Airport, Grapevine
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Repairs Completed: volunteer refinish
Marker Number: 3396
Marker Text:
Soon after lay Minister Green W. Minter (1803-1887) moved here about 1854, he helped organize Minter's Chapel Methodist Church. His son-in-law James Cate set aside 4.1 acres here for a church and burial ground. The earliest marked grave is that of A.M. Newton in 1857. Many tiny graves indicate a high child mortality rate. The early log meetinghouse was replaced in 1882 by a frame structure. In 1967 the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport acquired the land, except for this 1.5-acre cemetery, and the church was relocated. (1979)
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