Near Cisco in Eastland County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Dothan Cemetery

Photographed by Duane Hall, January 22, 2018

1. Dothan Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The Texas and Pacific Railway built the Delmar depot near here in 1880 before rail activity shifted to Red Gap (later Cisco). A new community named Dothan formed and gained a post office in 1902. Jim and Manirval (Short) Dunaway, who settled here in 1886, donated land for a community cemetery. The first burial was their great-grandson, Carroll Leo Dunaway, in 1905. Dothan included a school and stores and by 1915 reported a population of fifty. The school closed in 1940. Family and friends have always maintained the cemetery, which features granite, limestone and fieldstone grave markers, a wire perimeter fence, and at least 22 veterans’ graves. The Dothan Cemetery Association formed in 1989 to preserve this historic vestige of a rural community.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2010

Erected 2012 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17088.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 32° 23.784′ N, 99° 6.579′ W. Marker is near Cisco, Texas, in Eastland County. It is on County Road 126 0.6 miles north of Farm to Market Road 2945, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cisco TX 76437, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hittson Ranch Headquarters on Battle Creek (approx. 1.9 miles away);

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Scranton Cemetery (approx. 6.3 miles away); Site of Scranton Academy (approx. 6.3 miles away); Oakwood Cemetery (approx. 7 miles away); Cisco College (approx. 7.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Cisco (approx. 7.3 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Cisco (approx. 7.4 miles away); Old Mobley Hotel (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cisco.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Burkett Pecan Tree (was approx. 3.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Dothan Cemetery. From the findagrave.com website. (Submitted on January 30, 2018.)

Dothan Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, January 22, 2018

2. Dothan Cemetery

Marker is located at left side of entrance gate

Photographed by Duane Hall, January 22, 2018

3. Dothan Cemetery

Gravesite of Jim and Manirval Dunaway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, January 22, 2018

4. Gravesite of Jim and Manirval Dunaway

Index Map of Gravesites in Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, January 22, 2018

5. Index Map of Gravesites in Cemetery

Map is located below the marker inscription plate

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2018, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 949 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 30, 2018, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.