Near Leonard in Fannin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Indian Creek Baptist Church and Cemetery
Photographed by Jesse Nelsen, December 20, 2020
1. Indian Creek Baptist Church and Cemetery Marker
The oldest readable gravestone in this burial ground bears the date 1870, four years before the founding of the Indian creek Baptist Church. Worship services were first held in a schoolhouse 1/4 mile south of this site. Doc Holcomb donated this property adjacent to the cemetery, and a church building was completed in 1882 using lumber hauled by wagon from Jefferson. For over a century the burial ground was under the direct care of the congregation. An annual cemetery decoration day was begun in 1900.
Erected 1982 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8901.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
Location. 33° 22.543′ N, 96° 21.375′ W. Marker is near Leonard, Texas, in Fannin County. It is on Highway 78, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leonard TX 75452, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Y.B. Reed (approx. 3.9 miles away); Trenton (approx. 3.9 miles away); First National Bank of Trenton (approx. 4 miles away); First Methodist Church of Trenton (approx. 4 miles away);
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Photographed by Jesse Nelsen, December 20, 2020
2. Indian Creek Baptist Church and Cemetery and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2020, by Jesse Nelsen of Farmersville, Texas. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2020, by Jesse Nelsen of Farmersville, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
