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

Terrell State Hospital Cemetery

Photographed by Rheba Bybee, September 21, 2016

1. Terrell State Hospital Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Soon after the Terrell State Hospital opened in July 1885, a portion of the property was set aside for burial of patients who died while hospitalized. The first burial here occurred Oct. 22, 1885. The oldest gravestone is dated Jan. 19, 1888, but most of the graves are unmarked. A fence separates the Jewish section of the cemetery. Some graves date from a smallpox epidemic in 1907. During the 1950s and 1960s, there were 30 to 35 burials a year, but the number gradually declined.

Erected 1985 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8557.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1885.

Location. 32° 44.733′ N, 96° 15.138′ W. Marker is in Terrell, Texas, in Kaufman County. It can be reached from B Avenue 1.1 miles north of East State Street. On the grounds of the Terrell State Hospital. You must get a security escort from the administration building. Also know as Wildwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 East Brin Street, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Terrell State Hospital (approx. 0.8 miles away); S. M. N. Marrs (approx.

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1.4 miles away); Terrell Elementary School (approx. 1.4 miles away); First Christian Church of Terrell (approx. 1.4 miles away); St. John Catholic Church (approx. 1½ miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Texas & Pacific Railroad Freight Depot (approx. 1½ miles away); Church of the Good Shepherd (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Terrell.

Terrell State Hospital Cemetery (Wildwood Cemetery) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rheba Bybee, September 21, 2016

2. Terrell State Hospital Cemetery (Wildwood Cemetery)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2016, by Rheba Bybee of Seagoville, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,098 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2016, by Rheba Bybee of Seagoville, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.