Ridglea Country Club Estates in Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Willburn Cemetery

Photographed by J Frye Ft Worth, October 29, 2021

1. Willburn Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

Many of the individuals buried in this pioneer cemetery are descendants of Edward Willburn (1805-82) and his wife Nancy (Overton) (ca. 1811-87), immigrants from the upper south who settled here in the 1850s. The earliest marked grave, dated 1867, is for the infant child of William and Cassandra (Williams) Willburn. Also interred here: Rachael M. (Wilburn) Snyder, donor of property for a church, school, and cemetery in Benbrook; Church Willburn, a cowboy on several cattle drives in the 1860s; Civil War veterans; and other pioneers of southwestern Tarrant County.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 5815.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 32° 41.724′ N, 97° 26.131′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in Ridglea Country Club Estates. It is on Streamwood Road north of Tamarack Road, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located in a residential neighborhood on private property. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Streamwood Road, Fort Worth TX 76116, 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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Burke Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); James M. Benbrook (approx. 1½ miles away); Lake Como Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Zion Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Congregation Ahavath Sholom (approx. 2½ miles away); Fairfield Gates Apartments (approx. 2½ miles away); Curzon Place (approx. 2.7 miles away); Westover Manor (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.

Photographed by J Frye Ft Worth, October 29, 2021

2. Willburn Cemetery Marker

Photographed by J Frye Ft Worth October 29, 2021

3. Willburn Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 902 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 2, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.