Spring in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Spring Cemetery

Photographed by Brian Anderson, March 6, 2022

1. Spring Cemetery Marker

Inscription. After Spring's establishment on the International and Great Northern line in 1873, it became an important railroad center. The Sellers family, early area landowners, donated a portion of their property for a community church and cemetery. The oldest legible tombstone is that of a child, Franklin Leroy Lovins, who died in 1910. Military veterans, including George C. Baker, who served in the Civil War, are also interred here. Gravestones mark nearly 50 burial sites, but many other burials are unmarked. The cemetery stands as a reminder of Spring's heritage as a railroad town.

Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12603.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 30° 4.728′ N, 95° 24.824′ W. Marker is in Spring, Texas, in Harris County. It can be reached from Aldine Westfield Road, on the right when traveling north. Spring Cemetery is located behind the Lexington Woods Church of Christ. It is accessible from a dirt road off of Aldine Westfield just south of the church. Touch for map. Marker

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is in this post office area: Spring TX 77373, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wunsche Bros. Saloon and Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); Spring (approx. half a mile away); Immanuel United Church of Christ of Spring (approx. half a mile away); Spring Peaceful Rest Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery (approx. 6.8 miles away); The Klein Community (approx. 7.7 miles away); McDougle Cemetery (approx. 7.7 miles away); Theis (Theiss) Family (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spring.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, March 6, 2022

2. Spring Cemetery Marker

The cemetery itself is visible in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2022, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 815 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2022, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.