Near Madisonville in Madison County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Greenbrier Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

1. Greenbrier Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Lillis Jane and James C. Colwell deeded one acre of land at this site for a community school in 1884. When their four-year-old daughter, Callie Lorena, died in 1888, part of the school property was set aside for a cemetery. A two-room schoolhouse stood beside the cemetery from about 1890 until the 1940s, when Greenbrier began to decline. The cemetery contains the graves of over 200 pioneer settlers and their descendants, as well as veterans of the Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the Korean War. It has been cared for by the Greenbrier Cemetery Association since 1939.

Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11256.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 31° 0.033′ N, 95° 55.501′ W. Marker is near Madisonville, Texas, in Madison County. It is on Greenbriar Road 0.1 miles south of Martin Road, on the left when traveling south. The marker is located at the south side entrance of the cemetery near the pavilion. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3816 Greenbriar Rd, Madisonville TX 77864, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Madison County (approx. 2.8 miles away); Madisonville Church of Christ (approx. 3.3 miles away); Shapira Hotel (approx. 3½

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miles away); Truman Kimbro (approx. 3.7 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); First Baptist Church of Madisonville (approx. 3.7 miles away); Wilson Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Jubal Richard Parten (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madisonville.

The Greenbrier Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

2. The Greenbrier Cemetery and Marker

The view of the Greenbrier Cemetery from the road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

3. The view of the Greenbrier Cemetery from the road

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.