Douglassville in Cass County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Douglassville Cemetery
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 28, 2025
1. Douglassville Cemetery Marker
Williamson Petty (1820-1867),Sulphur River ferryman, donated land for this cemetery from a claim which he settled in 1850. Col. John C. Douglass (1818-63), from Georgia, bought in 1855 all of the Petty claim not previously reserved for school and church. The cemetery took its name from his town of Douglassville. The earliest legible stone (1859) marks the grave site of Mrs. Henrietta Cook and her infant twins, additional land was acquired in 1928 and 1939. The cemetery has about 400 graves and a Governing Association.
Erected 1976 by Texas Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 33° 11.746′ N, 94° 21.203′ W. Marker is in Douglassville, Texas, in Cass County. It is on North Street (Texas Route 8) 0.2 miles north of West Street ( Route 77). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 304 North St, Douglassville TX 75560, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Douglassville Baptist Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Methodist Episcopal Church of Douglassville (about 500 feet away); Old Liberty Cemetery and Site of Enon Primitive Baptist Church
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 28, 2025
2. Douglassville Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
