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Hampton Steele, A History of Limestone County, 1833-1860 (Mexia, Texas: Mexia News, n.d.). Springfield Cemetery Listing The Springfield Cemetery is located South of Mexia off Hwy 14 and is located inside the current boundaries of Fort Parker State Park. Brookins Dr N 1-24-1819 10-1854 "Born in Eastern N.Y.. Died in Texas by Mexican violence ...
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Jun 1, 1995 · The post office was discontinued in 1878, and mail for the remaining residents was sent to Groesbeck. When the former townsite became part of Fort Parker State Park in the mid-1930s, only the cemetery remained. The town of Springfield was honored with a Texas Historical Marker in 1966, and the cemetery received a marker in 1969.
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Jan 30, 2024 · In 1857, the first brick courthouse was constructed in Springfield’s public square. By 1860, more businesses and professionals called the thriving town home, and Springfield College was the pride of area residents. When the Civil War broke out, more than three-quarters of Limestone County’s voting population served in the Confederate Army.
Springfield came into being in 1838 with the donation of land by Moses Herrin. Twelve families formed the core population in that year and in 1847 it became the first county seat of the newly-formed Limestone County. The community incorporated in 1848 and had a post office to serving a population of 120. Prior to the Civil War, the community ...
Old Springfield Cemetery Marker. Inscription. Established as a 10-acre community burial ground in town plat dedicated Jan. 6, 1838, by Moses Herrin. Earliest graves probably never had stone markers because of primitive frontier living conditions. It is recorded that 12 families were driven out of Springfield late in 1838 by Indian hostilities ...
Springfield Cemetery. Fort Parker State Park 1962 Born in Kentucky, 1810, a private and captain in the Army of the Republic of Texas, served in the San Jacinto Campaign 1836, died in Springfield, Texas 1860. Erected by the State of Texas, 1962 Joseph W. Stubenrauch 2.5 mi. west of Mexia on SH 171 1970
Springfield, the first county seat of Limestone County, was in the north central part of the county at a site now included in Fort Parker State Park. It became a townsite in January 1838, when Moses Herin donated land for that purpose. By the spring of that year twelve families had settled in the area. The community was named either for the ...
