Near Canton in Van Zandt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Starr Cemetery and School

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 1, 2024

1. Starr Cemetery and School Marker

Inscription. James F. Starr, acting as attorney for Sarah F. Clapp, executed a deed donating two acres of land at this site for a community school on September 14, 1886. Burials occurred here as early as 1889, and in 1911 a cemetery was officially established when A. C. White and his wife sold two adjoining acres. The earliest marked grave is that of B. A. and Ora Monroe's infant son, who died February 18, 1889. Veterans interred here include Civil War soldier Joseph Staley. The cemetery and the school served residents of the Starr, Todd Hill, and Wentworth communities.

Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11440.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education.

Location. 32° 35.221′ N, 95° 47.674′ W. Marker is near Canton, Texas, in Van Zandt County. It is on County Road 1215 0.3 miles west of County Road 1211, on the right when traveling east. 5.9 mi. NE of Canton on FM 17, then 1.1 mi. S on CR 1215. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2670 Co Rd 1215, Grand Saline TX 75140,

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United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and in the Piney Woods.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wentworth Community (approx. 1.2 miles away); Oakland Community Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Van Zandt County (approx. 4.1 miles away); Corinth Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); Corinth Baptist Church and School (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Free State Stockade (approx. 4.2 miles away); Edmund A. Wynne (approx. 4.4 miles away); Hillcrest Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canton.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 1, 2024

2. Starr Cemetery and School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.