Rendon in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Gibson Cemetery
Photographed by Jackson Frye
1. Gibson Cemetery Marker
In 1853 Garrett and James Gibson, along with other family members, came to Tarrant County and established 160-acre homesteads in a settlement that came to be known as the Gibson Community. Each brother donated land at this site for use as a cemetery. The earliest marked grave is that of Garrett Gibson's infant grandson, James Truitt (d. 1866). All but two of the seventy-three marked graves, many of which have only fieldstones, are for relatives of the Gibson family. The cemetery now serves as a reminder of one of Tarrant County's earliest settlements.
Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2184.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.
Location. 32° 35.494′ N, 97° 11.973′ W. Marker is in Rendon, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is on Gibson Cemetery Road east of Bennett Lawson Road, on the right when traveling east. The cemetery is 4.5 miles northwest of Mansfield. Going west on FM Road 1107, turn north on Newt-Patterson Road, left on Gibson Cemetery Road. The cemetery is off the road on the left. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mansfield TX 76063, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. 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, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the
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Photographed by Jackson Frye
2. Gibson Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Jackson Frye
3. Gibson Cemetery Marker
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