Montague in Montague County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Montague Catholic Cemetery
Photographed By QuesterMark, May 27, 2018
1. Montague Catholic Cemetery Texas Historical Marker
Settlers from mountain provinces of Northern Italy began arriving in Montague in the early 1880s. The families of Barretto Raimondi, Jack Fenoglio, Antonio Perona and Charlie Corado were among the earliest here. By the early 1900s, there were as many as fifty Italian families. Most of these Italian immigrants were Catholic, and in 1901 they established St. John Catholic Church in Montague. The Most Rev. E.J. Dunne, Bishop of Dallas, bought three acres for a cemetery on April 28, 1900. The land was laid out in four sections surveyed into blocks, and Giroloma Vitali was the first burial in 1901. Gravestones exhibit Italian heritage as well as faamilies of German, Polish and Hispanic descent. More than 250 marked and unmarked graves are now recorded here.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2016
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
Erected 2016. (Marker Number 18666.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is April 28, 1900.
Location. 33° 39.49′ N, 97° 42.302′ W. Marker is in
Photographed By QuesterMark, May 27, 2018
2. Montague Catholic Cemetery with Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 1927 Montague County Jail (approx. 0.9 miles away); United Methodist Church of Montague (approx. one mile away); Montague County Courthouse (approx. one mile away); Montague Pioneer Memorial (approx. one mile away); Montague Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Frontier Montague County Trails & Mail Routes (approx. 8.8 miles away); Red River Station / Texas Civil War Frontier Defense (approx. 8.9 miles away); Cotton Gin & Grist Millstones (approx. 8.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montague.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2018, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2018, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
