Gainesville in Cooke County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Spring Creek Cemetery

Photographed by Joe Lotz, August 23, 2026

1. Spring Creek Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
The earliest burial on this site is that of infant Mary C. Underwood, who died in 1875. Another infant, identified only as "Newton's child," was interred on what became known as "Stranger's Row" in 1882. The following year, John P. and Sarah Jane (Ball) Barnhart donated this land to the newly formed Spring Creek Cemetery Association. Among the pioneers and their descendants interred here is Maleta Stapp Kleiser (1816-1902), whose father served in the Revolutionary War. Travis Anderson (1891-1918) died while in training during World War I, and Roy Speake, Jr. (1918-1944) died in the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. The Spring Creek Cemetery Foundation was organized in 1972 to maintain the historic graveyard. Spring Creek Cemetery is a chronicle of Cooke County.

Erected 2000 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11709.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 33° 33.035′ N, 97° 12.113′ W. Marker is in Gainesville, Texas, in Cooke County. It is on County Road 307 north of West Spring Creek Road (County Road 226). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3749 Co Rd 307, Gainesville TX 76240, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Valley

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View (approx. 4.8 miles away); Gainesville Junior College (approx. 5.1 miles away); Hubert H. Moss (approx. 5.1 miles away); Randolph Lee Clark (approx. 5.2 miles away); Newsome Dougherty Memorial High School (approx. 5.6 miles away); Gainesville, Texas Gold Star Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Cooke County Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Moffett Park (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Kiowa Raid of 1868 (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Joe Lotz, August 23, 2026

2. Spring Creek Cemetery Marker

Spring Creek Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joe Lotz, August 23, 2026

3. Spring Creek Cemetery

Spring Creek Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joe Lotz, August 23, 2026

4. Spring Creek Church

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 23, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.