Chadwick Farms in Roanoke in Denton County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Elizabeth Cemetery

Photographed by Joe Lotz, December 7, 2024

1. Elizabeth Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Elizabeth town, settled between 1860 and 1862, became a trade center with businesses, churches, a school and a Masonic lodge. Family tradition says William Perry Harmonson (1836-1907) donated land for the 1.5-acre community graveyard upon the death of his mother Anna (1796-1867). The town began to decline in 1881 after being bypassed by the Texas and Pacific Railroad. In 1949 former school lands were used to enlarge the cemetery to two acres. Still in use, this burial ground contains almost 400 graves and is all that remains of the once thriving village.

Erected 1978 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1456.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 33° 0.951′ N, 97° 16.269′ W. Marker is in Roanoke, Texas, in Denton County. It is in Chadwick Farms. It is on Wheelhorse Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15637 Wheelhorse Trail, Roanoke TX 76262, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chapel Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Silver Spur Saloon (approx. 2.7 miles away); Roanoke (approx. 2.7 miles away); Roanoke Water Tower (approx. 2.7 miles away); Roanoke Lodge No. 668, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 2.7 miles away); Roanoke I.O.O.F. Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles

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away); Westlake and the Cross Timbers (approx. 4.1 miles away); Star Stagecoach Route (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roanoke.

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Photographed by Joe Lotz, December 7, 2024

2. Elizabeth Cemetery

Photographed by Matthew G French, April 20, 2025

3. Elizabeth Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2024, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2024, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. 3. submitted on April 22, 2025, by Matthew G French of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.