Near Proctor in Comanche County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Proctor Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, January 3, 2025

1. Proctor Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The land on which this cemetery is located was once part of a farm owned by the pioneer Larkin Gyger family. The first person interred here was W.B. Long (1817-1875), a Methodist minister and neighbor of the Gyger family. As the small town of Proctor began to grow with the arrival of the railroad in the 1890s, this gradually became a community graveyard. Fifty-seven of the graves are from the nineteenth century. Also buried here are nine veterans of the Civil War. A cemetery association, organized in 1940, maintains the historic burial ground.

Erected 1988 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4128.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 32° 0.115′ N, 98° 24.788′ W. Marker is near Proctor, Texas, in Comanche County. It is at the intersection of County Road 335 and County Road 341, on the left when traveling north on County Road 335. The marker is located at the front of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 750 Co Rd 335, Dublin TX 76446, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hanson Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); Hanson Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away);

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Community of Comyn-Theney (approx. 5.9 miles away); Site of Old Gill Farm (approx. 6 miles away); Old Dublin Memorial Park Cemetery (approx. 6.4 miles away); Hasse Community (approx. 6.7 miles away); William T. Miller Grist Mill (approx. 7 miles away); a different marker also named William T. Miller Grist Mill (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Proctor.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 3, 2025

2. Proctor Cemetery Marker

Photographed by James Hulse, January 3, 2025

3. Proctor Cemetery Marker

The view of the cemetery from the entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 372 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 5, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.