Jim,Thank you so very much. If you ever need anything looked up down the Coastal Bend way, let me know.Bridget Stiverson> From: jimgidd@suddenlink.net> To: txredriv@rootsweb.com> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:37:59 -0500> Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Directions to Cemeteries> > Bridget, 4 of the 5 cemeteries line up great, but Lone Star will be on a > run by itself, or it could be part of a big circle.> (This get a little long to include the details, a map would be much > simpler.> The Chamber of Commerce has a Red River County Map (they sponsor it) with > the county road and it shows a cross here a cemetery is, but it does not > list the name of the cemetery. It will be a big help)> > Clarksville Cemetery (Old Baptist Cemetery) is on Washington Street one > block south of Main (82). If you turn south off 82 at the Dairy Queen, > you will run into it. For "Old" Shamrock from Clarksville take 82 west to > FM 2573 (Bagwell cutoff) and go about 1+ mile and Old Shamrock will be off > on the right about 1/4 or more of a mile. I think there is a sign on the > highway. It is clear pasture land (view) to the cemetery. For Bluff > Cemetery continue on through to Bagwell and continue to follow FM 2573 to > the west (make the 90 degree turn in Bagwell). About 3 miles (guessing) > west of Bagwell look for the cemetery sign, you will turn right (north) on > CR 2127. There is a sign on (FM 2573) (This is the simplest way to get > to Bluff, but CR 2127 does continue to make a complexed horseshoe and > comes back to FM 2753, so you may see the CR2127 sign closer to Bagwell, > but wait till you come to the 2127 with the Bluff Cemetery sign, at this > intersect, there is a different cemetery on the south side of FM 2127, > ignore it.) You will be at the top of the horseshoe when you get to Bluff > Cemetery (2 or 3 miles). Go back to FM 2127 the same way. Then continue > westward to Detroit. Below is a copy and paste from Lawrence & Sue Dale's > information on how to find the Detroit Cemetery which is south of Detroit.> > Detroit Cemetery, 3 Nov 1873,"This cemetery is located in the southwest > quadrant of Red River County, Texas. GPS COORDINATES: Datum WGS84: 33 Deg > 38.993N, 95 Deg 15.948W. This cemetery is located about a mile south of > Detroit and a city block to the east of FM 410.> > Now for the big circle to Lone Star, drive south out of Detroit on FM 410 > (watch out for the split in the road about 2 miles out of Detroit, be sure > to stay on FM 410. Continue about 6 to 8 miles south on FM 410 until you > take a left (east) to Fulbright (should be a Fulbright sign). Continue > through Fulbright and staying on FM 411 about another 3 miles until you hit > State Hwy 37. Turn left of northeastward on 37 toward Clarksville. > Within about 4 or 5 miles you pass the Lone Star Community Methodist Church > on your left and about 1/4 mile more on 37 you will see a sign for the Lone > Star Cemetery, you will turn right (south) on CR 1330. The cemetery is > about 2 miles south, you will not be able to miss it (on the right) (a > lot of my wife's Townes family is buried here)> Then back to Hwy 37 and continue northeastward on Hwy 37 to Clarksville.> > If you have any questions, let me know.> Jim Giddens> Paris, Tx> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bridget Stiverson" <texasbridge@hotmail.com>> To: <txredriv-l@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:18 AM> Subject: [TXREDRIV] Directions to Cemeteries> > > My family and I will be traveling near Clarksville next week and I would > like to stop by the cemeteries and take pictures of my families headstones. > In order to maximize our time I was wondering if anyone from the area would > be able to give me directions or the best route to take when visiting the > following cemeteries. I don't want to be going helter skelter all over the > county.Clarksville, CemeteryOld Shamrock CemeteryDetroit CemeteryLone Star > CemeteryBluff CemeteryAny help would be great,Bridget Stiverson> _________________________________________________________________> PC Magazine’s 2007 editors’ choice for best web mail—award-winning Windows > Live Hotmail.> http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HMWL_mini_pcmag_0707> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXREDRIV-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message> > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message.> Checked by AVG Free Edition.> Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.8/906 - Release Date: 7/17/2007 > 6:30 PM> > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXREDRIV-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazine’s 2007 editors’ choice for best web mail—award-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HMWL_mini_pcmag_0707