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Shanks Cemetery

Memorials : 4
Location : Kirvin, Freestone County, USA
Coordinate : 31.7322006, -96.3308029
Description : Directions: 3 miles south of Kirvin, on 950 just east of FM 80. Historical Marker: Matthews and Robert Shanks of Alabama settled here with their families in 1859. A small farming community developed, and in 1870 a school was built on a one-acre site donated by R. C. Murray. Land beside the schoolyard became a public burial ground, known as Shanks Cemetery after Shanks Post Office opened in 1896. The earliest recorded burial was Burgess A. Whatley (1854-1892). In 1893 G. W. Bell deeded another half acre east of the graveyard. The school building was torn down in 1917.... Read More

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  • Where is Shanks Cemetery?

    Shanks Cemetery is located at On 950 just east of FM 80 Kirvin, Freestone County ,Texas ,USA.

  • Shanks Cemetery cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    4 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Shanks Cemetery?

    Latitude: 31.7322006
    Longitude: -96.3308029

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