Walnut Springs   Walnut Springs is located about two miles east of India on FM 780 or Trinity Basin Road. This was one of the earliest predominately Black communities in Ellis County. The only thing left to remind one of this lost community is the Cemetery located at 789 and Hall Road. It has been badly neglected and through the years erosion has caused a great deal of damage. Some work has been done to correct this problem and we would hope that it may be kept in better shape in the future. There are still some markers left standing but many are gone. A few of the names still legible are: Annie Clumpy, Dec. 4, 1871 - August 22, 1919; Lincoln Watson, December 8, 1876 - February, 1912 and W. M. Nutter May 10, 1845 - August 20, 1914. Ellis County Press, Ferris, Texas, by Joice Baran, 1995.   Copyright © 2002-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:17:30 MDT