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Hopkins County, Texas
Historical Markers in Cumby, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in Cumby, in Hopkins County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1967 and 2011.
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- Cumbyplaced 1979
The grove of black jack trees which gave this town its original name was near an Indian camping ground.
- Miller Grove Cemeteryplaced 2010
This burial ground has served the Miller Grove community since it was settled prior to the 1846 formation of Hopkins County.
- Long Cemeteryplaced 2005
Texas Rangers in the late 1830s camped on a hill west of present Cumby in a grove of black jack oak trees.
- Miller Grove Methodist Church
Circuit-riding ministers held worship services for Methodists in Miller Grove one Sunday a month as early as 1860.
- Miller Grove Schoolplaced 2011
MILLER GROVE SCHOOL MILLER GROVE, SETTLED PRIOR TO THE FORMATION OF HOPKINS COUNTY, BOASTS ONE OF THE AREA'S EARLIEST SCHOOLS.
- Mt. Zion Churches and Cemeteryplaced 1967
Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church organized here before creation of Hopkins County, 1846.
All 8 historical markers in Cumby
Historical markers near Cumby
- Commerce19 stories · 12 mi
- Sulphur Springs27 stories · 14 mi
- Emory12 stories · 15 mi
- Greenville46 stories · 17 mi
- Cooper19 stories · 22 mi
- Wolfe City5 stories · 23 mi
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