Near Thrall in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Lawrence Chapel Cemetery
Photographed by Jimmy Simmons, April 1986
1. Lawrence Chapel Cemetery Marker
Erected 1970 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9258.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 30° 29.239′ N, 97° 14.248′ W. Marker was near Thrall, Texas, in Williamson County. It could be reached from County Road 473 north of County Road 477. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Thrall TX 76578, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Central Texas and in the Austin Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American South. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Shiloh Baptist Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Post Oak Island Lodge #181, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 3.1 miles away); Site of Gano Community (approx. 3.8 miles away); Pioneer Publisher and Printer David Ervin Lawhon (approx. 4½ miles away); Mager Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away);
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Photographed by Keith Peterson
2. Lawrence Chapel Cemetery
Photographed by Keith Peterson
3. Adam Lawrence Tombstone
Photographed by Jimmy Simmons, April 1986
4. Lawrence Chapel United Methodist Church
The church is located in front of the cemetery. There was an old one room schoolhouse adjacent to the church but it was destroyed by a fire many years ago.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,094 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 31, 2010, by Jimmy Simmons of Austin, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 4. submitted on December 31, 2010, by Jimmy Simmons of Austin, Texas. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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