Slaton in Lubbock County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Englewood Cemetery

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

1. Englewood Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Representing the Santa Fe Railroad, W.B. Storey, Jr. bought the future townsite of Slaton on April 15, 1911. The railroad's plans included a roundhouse, switch lines, depot and Harvey House, making Slaton a center for area rail transport. Rail employees and others quickly populated the city, which incorporated in October 1912. By that time, residents had established this cemetery with the burial of infant J.W. Ohrion earlier in the year. Among the thousands of graves here are several unmarked burials in a potter's field and veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War. Historic Texas Cemetery – 2004

Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13240.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1892.

Location. 33° 26.925′ N, 101° 39.423′ W. Marker is in Slaton, Texas, in Lubbock County. It can be reached from the intersection of North 20th Street and East Woodrow Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is just inside entrance to cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Slaton TX 79364, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains.

It is also on the American Great Plains,

specifically on the Southern Plains,

and specifically on the High 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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mercy Hospital (approx. 1.1 miles away); Slaton Bakery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Slaton (approx. 1.1 miles away); Engine 1809 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Slaton Harvey House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Slaton Volunteer Fire Department (approx. 1.2 miles away); Immanuel Lutheran Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Ransom Canyon (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Slaton.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

2. Englewood Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 687 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.