Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Dry Creek Cemetery

Photographed by Gary Estep, April 3, 2026

1. Dry Creek Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Named for a nearby ravine, this burial ground originally served the community of Turner's Point. Located on the stage road between Shreveport, Louisiana, and Dallas, the settlement was established by Elisha Turner in 1845. In the 1870s the town was moved to a new location (1.5 miles southeast) and renamed Poetry. The earliest marked grave at this site is that of Samuel Key (1840-1871). Now closed for burials, the cemetery has 279 marked graves bearing names of the English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh pioneer settlers of the area.

Erected 1980 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8506.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 32° 50.403′ N, 96° 15.672′ W. Marker is in Terrell, Texas, in Kaufman County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1565 and Dry Creek Run, on the right when traveling west on Route 1565. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Terrell TX 75160, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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 Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Poetry Methodist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Poetry Baptist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Porter Farms (approx. 4½ miles

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away); First Presbyterian Church of Terrell (approx. 6.3 miles away); John H. Corley Home (approx. 6½ miles away); The R. L. Warren House (approx. 6½ miles away); Terrell State Hospital Cemetery (approx. 6.6 miles away); Walter P. and Meck Allen House (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Terrell.

Other markers no longer nearby. The W. E. Henderson House (was approx. 5.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Public Education in Terrell (was approx. 5.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Rheba Bybee, September 11, 2016

2. Dry Creek Cemetery Marker

Dry Creek Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rheba Bybee, September 11, 2016

3. Dry Creek Cemetery

Dry Creek Cemetery Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rheba Bybee, September 11, 2016

4. Dry Creek Cemetery Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2016, by Rheba Bybee of Seagoville, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,569 times since then and 113 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 3, 2026, by Gary Estep of Anna, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 15, 2016, by Rheba Bybee of Seagoville, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.