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Cedar
Creek Cemetery
 
"Cedar Creek","Cemetery","10
Jan 1852","Cedar Creek","This cemetery is
located in the southeast quadrant of Red River County, Texas.
GPS COORDINATES: Datum WGS84: 33 Deg 23.523N, 94 Deg 45.007W,
El 329 ft. From Lydia take FM 44 southwest for 8/10 mile to the
intersection with CR 4640. Take CR 4640 left or south for 6.2
miles and following many turns, you will arrive at the intersection
with CR 4650. Take CR 4650 left or north and after 1.8 miles
you will arrive at the cemetery at the very end of the road.
A deed transaction dated 2 Aug 1883 from G. I. Finney Et Ux to
Cedar Creek Cemetery, filed in Book CH Vol 25 Page 507 on 11
Jul 1893, transferred 1 acre of the John Sweitzer Survey to the
Annona Methodist Episcopal Church. On 7 Aug 1939 an additional
2 acres was deeded by Sallie E. Eitel of the same survey and
it was filed on 7 Mar 1956 in Book CH Vol 204 Page 638. The oldest
marked burial is that of Martha Jane Rosser Duke who died on
10 Jan 1852. This cemetery was surveyed by Lawrence and Sue Dale
on 15 Feb 1999. We made the trip to this site on 3 Feb 2003 to
get the GPS Coordinates. We also did a re-walk of the cemetery
adding new burials and noting marker changes."
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