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. 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 Atwell’s 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.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Scranton Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away); Site of Scranton Academy (approx. 3½ miles away);

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Site of Cottonwood Springs (approx. 5½ miles away); Cottonwood Bank and Post Office (approx. 5½ miles away); Old Cottonwood Cemetery (approx. 5.6 miles away); Hittson Ranch Headquarters on Battle Creek (approx. 8.7 miles away); Higginbotham Brothers and Company (approx. 9.3 miles away); Cross Plains Review (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Putnam.

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.)

Entrance to Atwell Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 25, 2014

2. Entrance to Atwell Cemetery

Atwell Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 25, 2014

3. Atwell Cemetery

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 25, 2014

4. Atwell Cemetery

Headstone of Robert Leo image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 25, 2014

5. Headstone of Robert Leo

Died in U.S. Service in France
Nov. 4, 1918

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 25, 2014

6. Atwell Cemetery

County Road 299 to Atwell Cemetery image. Click for full size.

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 642 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on December 30, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.