Cemeteries in Gober, Texas

Private Cemeteries in Gober, Texas often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Gober, Texas are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Gober, Texas are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

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Our database contains records of burials from 2 cemeteries.

Gober was established as "Grittersville" in the 1840s; the name was changed in 1885 to honor the builders of the community's first mill, who were named Gober. The community has declined somewhat from its high point in the 1930s; today, it lies at the junction of FM 68 and FM 271.

The town site was chosen as the original location of Post City, a model community and social experiment conceived by C. W. Post, an American breakfast cereal and foods manufacturer.

Why is Texas called the "Lone Star State"? Texas's nickname pays tribute to the Lone Star flag, which was adopted after Texas became independent from Mexico in 1836.

Although considered a statesman in Illinois, West became an aggressive pioneer in Texas, stubbornly pursuing his dream of creating a city. Envisioning the area to be an excellent location for a town, he named it Deer Park after the large number of deer that roamed the coastal prairies.

The land belonged to John Bunyan Slaughter, as it was on his U Lazy S Ranch. In 1906, Slaughter sold it to C. W. Post, the breakfast cereal manufacturer, who founded "Post City" as a utopian colonizing venture in 1907. Post devised the community as a model town.

History of Jack County, Texas. This county was created from the territory of Cooke County in 1856 and given a county government on July 7, 1857. Young County to the west marked the extreme limit of settlement before the war, and in 1860 Jack County was credited with a population of 1,688.

The land belonged to John Bunyan Slaughter, as it was on his U Lazy S Ranch. In 1906, Slaughter sold it to C. W. Post, the breakfast cereal manufacturer, who founded "Post City" as a utopian colonizing venture in 1907. Post devised the community as a model town.

It was named for President Sam Houston, who signed the order establishing the county on June 12, 1837. Upon its formation from Nacogdoches County in 1837, Houston County included the territory that later became Trinity and Anderson counties and part of Henderson County. Land was donated for the county seat by Andrew E.