Euless in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Bear Creek Cemetery

Photographed By Morgan Petermann, January 18, 2023

1. Bear Creek Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

This cemetery was developed adjacent to the site of the Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Church, which was organized in 1853. The earliest marked grave is that of Hiram Jackson Farris (d. 1858), the infant son of G.W. and Mary Farris. Isham Crowley (1798-1878), who came to Texas as a member of the Peters Colony, donated the burial ground and deeded it to the church trustees in 1876. The congregation later moved to Dallas County and was renamed Western Heights Missionary Baptist Church. Still in use, Bear Creek Cemetery is the burial site of many eastern Tarrant County pioneers.

Erected 1980 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 346.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 32° 51.394′ N, 97° 3.718′ W. Marker is in Euless, Texas, in Tarrant County. Marker is on Bear Creek Cemetery Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Bear Creek Cemetery Rd, Euless TX 76039, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Alexander Dobkins Family Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Minter's Chapel Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Hitch Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Elisha Adam Euless

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Hurst-Euless-Bedford American Legion Post 379 (approx. 2.2 miles away); Euless School (approx. 2.2 miles away); Commercial Horticulture in Euless (approx. 2.2 miles away); Pleasant Glade Baptist Church (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Euless.

Bear Creek Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Morgan Petermann, January 18, 2023

2. Bear Creek Cemetery

Bear Creek Cemetery Gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Morgan Petermann, January 18, 2023

3. Bear Creek Cemetery Gate

The marker is located inside the gate on the right of the walkway.

Photographed By Morgan Petermann, January 18, 2023

4. Bear Creek Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2023, by Morgan Petermann of Irving, Texas. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 18, 2023, by Morgan Petermann of Irving, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.