Near Perryton in Ochiltree County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Ochiltree Cemetery

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 16, 2016

1. Ochiltree Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In 1902, Jim McLarty and J. V. Stump fenced off 90 acres for a cemetery in the town of Ochiltree. Soon afterwards, Jim was thrown from his horse and killed, and at age 21 became the first person buried in the cemetery. In 1927 the county acquired the deed from Mr. J. M. Blasingame; in 1930 a cemetery association was formed. During the Depression of the 1930s an entry gate was built with help from the Works Progress Administration. Veterans of the Civil and Spanish American wars, as well as World Wars I and II and the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam, are among the citizens buried here.

Erected 1997 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12131.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 36° 16.736′ N, 100° 48.714′ W. Marker is near Perryton, Texas, in Ochiltree County. It is on State Highway 70 1.8 miles south of State Highway 83, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perryton TX 79070, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ochiltree Townsite (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sheriff James Sidney Talley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the Trading Post

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(approx. 6.6 miles away); Old Blasingame Home (approx. 7.7 miles away); Colonel William B. Ochiltree (approx. 8 miles away); George Morgan Perry (approx. 8.1 miles away); Plainview Hardware Company Building (approx. 8.3 miles away); The Buried City (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryton.

Also see . . . James W. McLarty. Find A Grave Memorial for James W. McLarty, fist burial in Ochiltree Cemetery. (Submitted on November 7, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 16, 2016

2. Ochiltree Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,015 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.