Marker Logo
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Near Rising Star in Eastland County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Pioneer Cemetery War Memorial

 
 
Pioneer Cemetery War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, December 25, 2014
1. Pioneer Cemetery War Memorial Marker
Inscription.

In Memory Of The Men Of
The Pioneer Community
Who Gave Their Lives
For God And Country

World War I
Sam Marshall • Noah Ross

World War II
Earl Botts • Foster Cash • Raymond Dillard • Buster Fleming • Billie Flippin • Marion Harvey • Jack Hodnett • Jack Madison • Auline Plumlee • Frankie Tollerson • Billy Wright

 
Erected 1948.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 32° 5.976′ N, 99° 4.986′ W. Memorial is near Rising Star, Texas, in Eastland County. It can be reached from the intersection of State Highway 36 and County Road 247, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located at the east end of Pioneer Cemetery near the pavilion. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Rising Star TX 76471, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Big Country. 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 Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneer Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Cross Plains Cemetery (approx. 5.4 miles away); Home of Robert E. Howard (approx. 5.4 miles away); Fort Mason-Camp Cooper Military Road (approx. 5.6 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Mason-Camp Cooper Military Road
Paid Advertisement
Click or scan to see
this page online
(approx. 5.7 miles away); Rising Star Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away); Rising Star (approx. 6½ miles away); First United Methodist Church of Rising Star (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rising Star.
 
Pioneer Cemetery War Memorial<br>and Pioneer School Cornerstone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, December 25, 2014
2. Pioneer Cemetery War Memorial
and Pioneer School Cornerstone
Pioneer Cemetery War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, December 25, 2014
3. Pioneer Cemetery War Memorial
Located next to the Pioneer Cemetery Memorial Pavilion
1925 Pioneer School Cornerstone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, December 25, 2014
4. 1925 Pioneer School Cornerstone
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 799 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 28, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
m=79951

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Jun. 15, 2026