BACKBONE CEMETERY - CULLEOKA
CR900
Latitude 33.124N
Longitude 96.475W
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, Joy Gough
There was once a Backbone School in the area. The cemetery dates back to about
January 18, 1887, with the last grave in 1930.
This is a very isolated cemetery located on a dirt road
that runs behind fields. Lake Lavon is just beyond the cemetery on the east. The
cemetery may be on US Government property. In a deed in Vol 721, p 360, the
Princeton Independent School District is compensated by the US Government for
losing the Backbone School to Lake Lavon. The cemetery is also mentioned in the
deed.
At the time of my visit the grass had been freshly cut.
The stones were all standing. The cemetery is fenced with a wire fence. There is
a gap on the right side of the driveway gate for entry. The sign that goes over
the gate was on the ground. There are several marble markers engraved Unknown 4,
Unknown 5, Unknown 8. etc. It is said that the cemetery was used to bury people
who died and no one knew their names. There are said to be over 100 unknowns
buried here.
Because of its isolation, this cemetery suffers a lot of
vandalism.
CEMETERY INDEX
- Recommended citation:
- Backbone Cemetery - Culleoka, "CEMETERIES OF COLLIN COUNTY."
Collin County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of
Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
[Accessed Fri February 13, 2004 ].
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