HAWKINS CEMETERY - BLUE RIDGE
Cemetery - Blue Ridge
THIS CEMETERY IS BETWEEN BLUE RIDGE AND
FARMERSVILLE IN THE OLD WATER RIDGE COMMUNITY.
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, by Joy Gough
The driveway is ¼ mile past the intersection with CR
833. The road in the pasture is very rough and will require a high clearance
vehicle. It will be next to impassable when the ground is wet. There is another
fence line/tree line beyond the one at the cemetery. This is private property.
The pasture had cows and horses in it at the time of my visit. The leasee would
prefer that visitors obtain permission before visiting the cemetery.
This is the old Water Ridge Community. People who have lived in the area all of
their lives have never heard that name applied to the area. COLLIN COUNTY
CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS II says the land was given by Snyder J. and Lucinda
Hawkins and that at one time there were 17 graves. Snyder Hawkins owned a lot of
land in this area. In Vol 3783, p 111 - 134 there is an extensive deed for the
division of this property. No mention is made of the cemetery.
The cemetery is about 25 feet square and has a couple of old cedar trees. It is
on the verge of extinction. There is no fence around it and the cows have
destroyed most of the markers. Some of the bases remain. At the time of my visit
the only stones remaining were a 3-foot obelisk for the Hurst children and the
tablet for William Pinkey Hawkins, who was a Confederate soldier. The rest of
the stones have been shattered by the cows. Snyder and Lucinda Hawkins are
supposed to be buried here.
CEMETERY INDEX
Recommended
citation:
Hawkins Cemetery - Blue Ridge,
"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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