Bluff Dale in Erath County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Wesley Chapel Cemetery

Historic Texas Cemetery

Photographed by 0ccam, November 27, 2009

1. Wesley Chapel Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Artesian springs helped draw settlers to Eastern Erath County and the community of Bluff Springs (later Bluff Dale). In 1872, Rev. James Wesley and Martha (Middleton) White donated seven acres of land for a church, school and community burial ground here. Many early Wesley Chapel Cemetery graves are unmarked. The Lewis family plot records several deaths in a short time span, likely reflecting illness from harsh frontier conditions. The Wesley Chapel Methodist Church was active until the 1920s. A cemetery association maintains the graveyard, and families meet each April for a work day. Today, the cemetery that overlooks north Paluxy Creek is the last remnant of the historic Wesley Chapel community.

Erected 2006 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14278.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 32° 20.932′ N, 98° 3.329′ W. Marker is in Bluff Dale, Texas, in Erath County. It can be reached from County Road 160 just north of County Road 156, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is

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at or near this postal address: 277-541 County Road 160, Bluff Dale TX 76433, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bluff Dale (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge (approx. 1.8 miles away); Holt House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bluff Dale United Methodist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); J. F. Warnock Hardware (approx. 2 miles away); Old Public Water Well (approx. 2 miles away); The Denny Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Acrea Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bluff Dale.

Photographed by 0ccam, November 27, 2009

2. Wesley Chapel Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2010, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,591 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2010, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.