Near Collinsville in Cooke County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Barron Cemetery

Photographed by QuesterMark, January 1, 2024

1. Barron Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Named for John Barron (1831-87), a Civil War veteran who came here from Virginia and bought a good farm in 1870. Married first to Delilah Ward (d. 1860s), then to Margaret McElroy, he had fifteen children. About 1875 he gave land for a church-school building and this community cemetery, where he and some other members of his family were later buried. William Jenkins (1829-78), who also was a Confederate veteran, is earliest known among some six dozen interments. Burial ground, closed about 1920, is cared for by descendants who have formed (1971) the Barron Cemetery Association.

Erected 1974 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7336.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 33° 31.162′ N, 96° 56.882′ W. Marker is near Collinsville, Texas, in Cooke County. It is on County Road 243 0.1 miles south of County Road 292, on the right when traveling north. The marker stands just inside the cemetery fence. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Collinsville TX 76233, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tioga Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); Salem Community Well (approx.

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3½ miles away); Hiram Lodge No. 433, A. F. & A. M. (approx. 3½ miles away); Tioga United Methodist Church (approx. 4 miles away); Primitive Baptist Church of Tioga (approx. 4.1 miles away); Mountain Springs School (approx. 6.2 miles away); St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (approx. 7.9 miles away); County Line Baptist Church (approx. 8.4 miles away).

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Photographed by QuesterMark, January 1, 2024

2. Barron Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2024, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2024, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.