Near Weatherford in Parker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Porter Cemetery

(.4 Mi. N)

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, June 11, 2023

1. Porter Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Robert Scott Porter (1795-1877), first Parker County judge, dedicated this land near his cabin as a family cemetery in 1867 after the death of his 3-year-old granddaughter Syrene E. Newberry. Judge Porter's grandson Elbert T. Doss (1847-1869) and the judge's daughter Mary, her husband, W.G. Light, and child were killed by Indians and buried here. This site may contain about 50 burials, but only 28 are identified. The graves of Judge Porter and his wife Nancy Ann (Pearce) (1806-1901) are here. Their daughter Elizabeth Jane Doss Upton (1826-1908) was the last burial. Porter family descendants restored this cemetery in 1976.

Erected 1978 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4083.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 32° 47.508′ N, 97° 57.071′ W. Marker is near Weatherford, Texas, in Parker County. It is at the intersection of Mineral Wells Highway (U.S. 180) and Newberry Road, on the right when traveling west on Mineral Wells Highway. From Weatherford, take US 180 about 10 miles west. Touch for map.

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Marker is in this post office area: Mineral Wells TX 76067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Newberry Community (approx. 1.1 miles away); Jack Llewellyn Knight (approx. 3.2 miles away); Lemley Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Millsap United Methodist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Millsap Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway (approx. 4.9 miles away); Authon Cemetery (approx. 5.1 miles away); Americal Division - 23rd Infantry Division (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weatherford.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, June 11, 2023

2. Porter Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,047 times since then and 199 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 14, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2. submitted on June 17, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.