Mayflower in Newton County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Mattox Cemetery

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2017

1. Mattox Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Wade Hampton Mattox came to this area from Florida prior to 1850. His grave, dating to the 1860s, is the first marked in the cemetery, established close to the house in keeping with Mattox tradition. The burial ground later served the Survey community, also known as Mayflower. In the 1930s, workers built a native sandstone fence as part of a Works Progress Administration project, which also included a teacherage. Today a cemetery association maintains the burial ground, owned by the local school district. The cemetery is the final resting place of many area residents, including several veterans.

Erected 2003 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14718.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 31° 5.229′ N, 93° 43.313′ W. Marker is in Mayflower, Texas, in Newton County. It is on State Highway 87 0.1 miles south of County Highway 2149, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wiergate TX 75977, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Survey Community (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Old Beef Road (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wiergate (approx. 5.6 miles away); Blum Male and Female College (approx. 6.9 miles away); Cade Building (approx. 6.9 miles

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away); Round Table Inn (approx. 7 miles away); Burkeville Church of God (approx. 7 miles away); Tanner Cemetery (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mayflower.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2017

2. Mattox Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 840 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.