Millsap in Parker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Poe Prairie

Photographed by Matthew G French, March 22, 2025

1. Poe Prairie Marker

Inscription. The Poe Prairie community, made up largely of farm families, was named for early settler James William Poe (1853-1934), a Baptist minister who had moved here with his family in the mid-1870s. A cemetery was begun in 1879 with the death of one-year-old Johnie McCasland. Land for a cemetery, school, and church was later given to the community by the McCasland family. The school, begun in the mid-1880s, was merged with the Millsap School District in 1928. The cemetery stands as a physical reminder of the Poe Prairie Community.

Erected 1988 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4062.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 32° 42.52′ N, 98° 0.32′ W. Marker is in Millsap, Texas, in Parker County. It is at the intersection of Poe Prairie Road and Poe Prairie Ln, on the right when traveling west on Poe Prairie Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Poe Prairie Road, Millsap TX 76066, United

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Plant of Acme Brick Company (approx. 0.9 miles away); Millsap Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Millsap United Methodist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); First Plant of Acme Brick Co. (approx. 2.8 miles away); Soda Springs (approx. 3.4 miles away); Brock Methodist Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Newberry Community (approx. 5½ miles away); Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millsap.

Photographed by Matthew G French, March 22, 2025

2. Poe Prairie Marker

Poe Prairie Cemetery Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew G French, March 22, 2025

3. Poe Prairie Cemetery Entrance

Poe Prairie Cemetery Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew G French, March 22, 2025

4. Poe Prairie Cemetery Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2025, by Matthew G French of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 12, 2025, by Matthew G French of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.