Near South Purmela in Coryell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Smith Cemetery Memorial
Photographed by James Hulse, March 2, 2023
1. Smith Cemetery Memorial
Departed Comrades
Erected 1986 by Veterans Foreign Wars & Disabled American Veterans P-8230 C-74.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 31° 27.631′ N, 97° 58.524′ W. Memorial is near South Purmela, Texas, in Coryell County. It is on Farm to Market Road 183 0.7 miles south of U.S. 84, on the left when traveling south. The marker is located just past the main entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 771 FM183, Evant TX 76525, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Raney Bertrand (within shouting distance of this marker); Purmela Baptist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pearl Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); Pearl School (approx. 4.8 miles away); Pearl Methodist Church (approx. 5 miles away); Pearl Church of Christ (approx. 5 miles away); Pearl Baptist Church (approx. 5 miles away); Bethel Heights Baptist Church (approx. 6.6 miles away).
Also see . . . Pearl, TX (Coryell County). Texas State Historical Association
Pearl, twenty-two miles west of Gatesville in northwest Coryell(Submitted on March 3, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)County, was originally known as Wayback. A petition was sent for the establishment of a post office with the name Swayback, for Swayback Mountain, which was near the community. A clerical error resulted in the post office being named "Wayback" in 1884.
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Photographed by James Hulse, March 2, 2023
2. The view of the Smith Cemetery Memorial in the cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
