Near Cisco in Eastland County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Dothan Cemetery
Photographed By Duane Hall, January 22, 2018
1. Dothan Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Dothan Cemetery. . The Texas and Pacific Railway built the Delmar depot near here in 1880 before rail activity shifted to Red Gap (later Cisco). A new community named Dothan formed and gained a post office in 1902. Jim and Manirval (Short) Dunaway, who settled here in 1886, donated land for a community cemetery. The first burial was their great-grandson, Carroll Leo Dunaway, in 1905. Dothan included a school and stores and by 1915 reported a population of fifty. The school closed in 1940. Family and friends have always maintained the cemetery, which features granite, limestone and fieldstone grave markers, a wire perimeter fence, and at least 22 veterans’ graves. The Dothan Cemetery Association formed in 1989 to preserve this historic vestige of a rural community. ,
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2010.
The Texas and Pacific Railway built the Delmar depot near here in 1880 before rail activity shifted to Red Gap (later Cisco). A new community named Dothan formed and gained a post office in 1902. Jim and Manirval (Short) Dunaway, who settled here in 1886, donated land for a community cemetery. The first burial was their great-grandson, Carroll Leo Dunaway, in 1905. Dothan included a school and stores and by 1915 reported a population of fifty. The school closed in 1940. Family and friends have always maintained the cemetery, which features granite, limestone and fieldstone grave markers, a wire perimeter fence, and at least 22 veterans’ graves. The Dothan Cemetery Association formed in 1989 to preserve this historic vestige of a rural community.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2010
Erected 2012 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17088.)
Location. 32° 23.784′ N, 99° 6.579′ W. Marker is near Cisco, Texas, in Eastland County. Marker is on County Road 126, 0.6 miles north of Farm to Market Road 2945, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cisco TX 76437, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Dothan Cemetery. From the findagrave.com website. (Submitted on January 30, 2018.)
Photographed By Duane Hall, January 22, 2018
2. Dothan Cemetery
Marker is located at left side of entrance gate
Photographed By Duane Hall, January 22, 2018
3. Dothan Cemetery
Photographed By Duane Hall, January 22, 2018
4. Gravesite of Jim and Manirval Dunaway
Photographed By Duane Hall, January 22, 2018
5. Index Map of Gravesites in Cemetery
Map is located below the marker inscription plate
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2018, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 30, 2018, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.