Near Putnam in Callahan County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Atwell Cemetery
Photographed by Duane Hall, December 25, 2014
1. Atwell Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Atwell Cemetery. . Before Callahan County organized, settlers built homes in this area. Many more families came after the arrival of the Texas and Pacific Railroad in 1880. A town was officially named in 1898 to honor U.S. District Attorney William Hawley Atwell. For decades, residents used cemeteries at Cottonwood, Sabanno, Scranton and Zion Hill. Gideon and Frances Howell deeded land for a community burial ground to Atwells Baptist, Christian and Methodist churches in 1917. Several military headstones are here, including those for two young men killed in France during World War I. The community had stores, a cotton gin, a school and churches at its peak, but declined after World War II. The Atwell Cemetery Association formed in 1970 to maintain the burial ground. ,
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2007.
Before Callahan County organized, settlers built homes in this area. Many more families came after the arrival of the Texas and Pacific Railroad in 1880. A town was officially named in 1898 to honor U.S. District Attorney William Hawley Atwell. For decades, residents used cemeteries at Cottonwood, Sabanno, Scranton and Zion Hill. Gideon and Frances Howell deeded land for a community burial ground to Atwells Baptist, Christian and Methodist churches in 1917. Several military headstones are here, including those for two young men killed in France during World War I. The community had stores, a cotton gin, a school and churches at its peak, but declined after World War II. The Atwell Cemetery Association formed in 1970 to maintain the burial ground.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2007
Erected 2008 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14336.)
Location. 32° 15.445′ N, 99° 7.976′ W. Marker is near Putnam, Texas, in Callahan County. It can be reached from County Road 299 0.1 miles east of County Road 407. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cisco TX 76437, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Burkett Pecan Tree (was approx. 8½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Atwell Cemetery. From the findagrave.com website. (Submitted on December 30, 2014.)
Photographed by Duane Hall, December 25, 2014
2. Entrance to Atwell Cemetery
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3. Atwell Cemetery
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4. Atwell Cemetery
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5. Headstone of Robert Leo
Died in U.S. Service in France Nov. 4, 1918
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6. Atwell Cemetery
Photographed by Duane Hall, December 25, 2014
7. County Road 299 to Atwell Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 633 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on December 30, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
