Titus County, Texas Cemetery Search - Marshall Springs Cemetery

Marshall Springs Cemetery is a medium sized cemetery in far Northwest Titus County. Little is known of its beginnings, and its ending has yet to be determined since the possibility of future burials remains. Lynch Harper's "Cemeteries of Titus County" presents an interesting history of some of the families and land transfers relating either directly or indirectly with the cemetery.

The cemetery's pristine setting and remote location implies that it has more historical significance than is presented here. The cemetery presents an interesting landmark with its chain link fence, the arch over the entryway announcing the name of the cemetery, and its well maintained grounds. The only negative appearance is surface soil being washed away with each rain.

Blackburn, Lane, Kirk, and Keener family members are buried in the cemetery. The only remaining grave markers other than monuments are fourteen concrete slabs. A broken monument with missing parts and inscribed only with a death date of August 22, 1881 was found under the fence. Investigation revealed that Samuel Biggart, born March 21, 1852, died on that date.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM THE TITUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE:

Travel 0.3 mile west on West First Street to the intersection of Edwards Avenue. Turn right (north) on Edwards and proceed for 1.6 miles across US 67 and under Interstate 30 to a fork in the Road. Take the right fork (Old Paris Road) and continue 1.8 miles to the intersection of US 271. Proceed through that intersection and continue on County Road 1200 for 2.8 miles to the intersection from the left with County Road 1220. Turn left onto County Road 1220 and after 2.9 miles at the intersection from the right of County Road 1230 turn right on to County Road 1230. This road then merges with County Road 1165. The cemetery lies on the left of County Road 1165 about 0.5 mile from the intersection of County Road 1220 and County Road 1230.

GPS COORDINATES: 33°14.041' N 095°04.755' W

DECORATION DAY: Unknown if any

MARKED BURIALS INDEXED IN TCS DATABASE: 23 (2008-04-01)

FREE BURIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS CEMETERY.

SEE "HOW TO REQUEST BURIAL INFORMATION" PAGE FOR DETAILS.

(NOTE: This cemetery contains un-named burials marked by irregular makers like natural stones and other methods that could not be included in the Titus Cemetery Search database.)

LAST TCS PHYSICAL SURVEY: 2006-12-22

Historical information for this cemetery was provided by and used with the permission of David Horton, and was compiled from Mr. Horton's work and the earlier work of Lynch Harper. Map provided courtesy of Ark-La-Tex Council of Governments GIS department. Please forward any mapping questions to http://www.atcog.org/gis_mapping.htm.