Near Kress in Swisher County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Kress Cemetery

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015

1. Kress Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery has served the community of Kress since 1907, shortly after residents of the town of Wright moved to this area when a railway was built here. F.T. Skipworth, a president of Farmers State Bank, deeded the land for cemetery use. The oldest known grave in the cemetery, that of Mary F. McMillam, dates to 1910. Since that time, many community leaders and residents of Kress, including bankers, real estate agents, ranchers and farmers, have been buried here. The Kress Cemetery Association, incorporated in 1945, maintains the cemetery, which continues to serve Kress and is a reminder of the pioneering men and women of this community.

Historic Texas Cemetery – 2006
Marker is property of the State of Texas

Erected 2006 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13905.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 34° 21.263′ N, 101° 45.447′ W. Marker is near Kress, Texas, in Swisher County. It is on County Route BB 0.1 miles west of Interstate 27, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kress TX 79052, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern 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 Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies: United Methodist Church of Kress (approx. 1.1 miles away); Finney Field (approx. 6 miles away); Liberty Community and Finney Switch (approx. 6.9 miles away); Running Water Community (approx. 9 miles away); First Baptist Church of Claytonville (approx. 10.1 miles away); Site of Lake Plainview (approx. 11½ miles away); The Santa Fe Railroad in Plainview (approx. 11½ miles away); Rose Hill Cemetery (approx. 11½ miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Slaton Well (was approx. 11½ miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015

2. Kress Cemetery Marker

Kress Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015

3. Kress Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 645 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of grave sites in cemetery. Possibly graves of individuals representing burials noted in marker text. • Can you help?