Mosier Valley in Hurst in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Parker Cemetery

Photographed by Joe Lotz, July 3, 2026

1. Parker Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Land for cemetery donated by Isaac Duke Parker, Jan. 14, 1901. He was son of Isaac Parker, pioneer politician for whom Parker County was named and who was the uncle of Cynthia Ann Parker, white girl captured by Comanche Indians in 1836 and reared as an Indian. She was the wife of Comanche Peta Nocona and mother of Quanah Parker, the last great Comanche war chief.

Both Isaac Parker and Isaac Duke Parker served as members of the Texas Legislature.

Isaac Duke Parker is buried here. Cemetery also contains a public burial section.

Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 3938.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is January 14, 1901.

Location. 32° 48.565′ N, 97° 12.316′ W. Marker is in Hurst, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in Mosier Valley. It is at the intersection of Cardinal Road and Cooper Drive, on the left when traveling west on Cardinal Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1301 Cardinal Road, Hurst TX 76053, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: I. D. Parker Public Cemetery and Homestead (within shouting distance of this marker); Post Oak-Parker Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); William Letchworth Hurst (approx. 1.3 miles

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away); Windmill Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Emma's Cafe and Souder's Grocery Market (approx. 2 miles away); Hurst School (approx. 2 miles away); Florence School (approx. 2.7 miles away); Judge Benjamin Franklin Barkley (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hurst.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on July 3, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

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