Alanreed in Gray County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Alanreed Cemetery
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 12, 2025
1. Alanreed Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Alanreed Cemetery. . This public cemetery includes more than ten acres on a rise overlooking the community. The site became an important supply point with expansion of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad. On April 24, 1902 Robert Mangum moved the post office from Eldridge (4 mI N), renaming it for railroad trustee Alan H. Reed (1851-1906) of Philadelphia. The oldest marked grave is for Nancy Louisa Baker (1841-1899). Most older burials are in the west section. Prominent features include family plot fences and curbing, and granite, marble and Woodmen of the World grave markers. In 1918 the Alanreed Townsite Co. deeded the site as a community cemetery. With many veterans and prominent leaders buried here, it continues to be a beloved record of area heritage.
This public cemetery includes more than
ten acres on a rise overlooking the
community. The site became an important
supply point with expansion of the Choctaw,
Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad. On April 24, 1902
Robert Mangum moved the post office
from Eldridge (4 mI N), renaming it for
railroad trustee Alan H. Reed (1851-1906) of
Philadelphia. The oldest marked grave is
for Nancy Louisa Baker (1841-1899). Most
older burials are in the west section.
Prominent features include family plot
fences and curbing, and granite, marble
and Woodmen of the World grave markers.
In 1918 the Alanreed Townsite Co. deeded
the site as a community cemetery. With
many veterans and prominent leaders
buried here, it continues to be a beloved
record of area heritage.
Erected 2017 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 23328.)
Location. 35° 12.736′ N, 100° 43.466′ W. Marker is in Alanreed, Texas, in Gray County. It is on Spur 271 west of 6th Avenue (Farm to Market Road 291), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14090 Spur 271, McLean TX 79057, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle. It is also on the American Great Plains and specifically on the Southern Plains. 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 Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Also see . . . Alanreed Cemetery. Fina a Grave entry on the burial ground. (Submitted on June 4, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 12, 2025
2. Alanreed Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 11, 2025
3. Alanreed Cemetery
It is the oldest cemetery along U.S. Route 66 in Texas.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 4, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
