Ector in Fannin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Little Jordan Cemetery
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, February 26, 2022
1. Little Jordan Cemetery Marker
Sid H. (1833-1914) and Suzan Brown Pierce (1845-1923) donated this burial ground, near the Little Jordan Baptist Church (active 1850-1893).
The Ector Baptist Church, organized by former Little Jordan members, deeded the cemetery to Savoy Baptist Church, 1953. Pioneers' heirs fenced the area in 1966.
Erected 1973 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 8910.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 33° 35.113′ N, 96° 18.812′ W. Marker is in Ector, Texas, in Fannin County. It is on State Highway 56 east of Local Highway 1251, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savoy TX 75479, 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: Ector Methodist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fort Warren (approx. 2.3 miles away); Ector Lodge No. 687, A. F. & A. M. (approx. 2.4 miles away); Savoy Methodist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Ely (approx. 4.3 miles away); Greenwood Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); A.M. Bryant Homeplace (approx. 4.8 miles away); First Baptist Church of Bells (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ector.
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Photographed by Jason Armstrong, February 26, 2022
2. Little Jordan Cemetery
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, February 26, 2022
3. Direction Sign with marker number.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 21, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
