Texas Spirit Quest #7 Old Vealmoor Cemetery Traditional Cache
Texas Spirit Quest #7 Old Vealmoor Cemetery
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The Texas Spirit Quest
is a series of Caches
placed by many individuals, near cemeteries and historic
sites in hopes of paying respect to the many pioneer
ancestors that have ‘walked’ before us. There are hundreds of
cemeteries in the rural communities across Texas. This series
will introduce you to many of them. The cache pages will
provide a virtual history tour of the cemeteries, tombstones
and local lore.
While out exploring the many backroads and highways here in West
Texas I came across this old cemetary out in the middle of nowhere.
I do enjoy the history and the knowledge of past lives and towns. I
hope this location will get ya'll to enjoy it
to.
VEALMOOR, TEXAS. Vealmoor, at the
intersection of Farm roads 1584 and 1784, on the northwestern
border of Howard County, was probably named for Mrs. Minnie
Slaughter Veal, an early settler. The community most likely
originated in 1880, when Christopher Columbus Slaughterqv
established his ranch headquarters at German Springs, just east of
the site of present Vealmoor. By 1926 Vealmoor had a post office,
and Mae Zant was postmaster. The community by 1947 reported one
business and twenty residents. Its population reached a high of 190
in 1966, and the number of businesses grew to four. By 1980
Vealmoor no longer had a post office, and its population had fallen
to 179, with one business. Through 2000 its population was still
reported as 179.
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dekoning for First to
Find.
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