VAN WINKLE CEMETERY - CLIMAX
FM1377
33.199N
96.450W
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, by Joy
Gough
According to
PRINCETON AREA HISTORY AND LITTLE KNOWN FACTS, the cemetery was donated by David
Van Winkle. The cemetery is not on the Van Winkle headright,, but on the
headright of John Burke on the west. No deed has been found for the cemetery. In
1950 when FM 1377 was built, the cemetery sold a piece of land to the state for
the road. The cemetery is shown on the right-of-way map in Vol 411, p 12. The
deed for the strip of land for the road is in Vol 413, p 594. It says that there
is no deed for the cemetery.
This area is known as the Climax community. When the early settlers applied for
a post office, they wanted to use the name "Illinois", because so many of them
were from that state. The government said that "Illinois" was already in use, so
they chose "Climax." The first settler in the area was William Warden, who came
in 1844. Around 1910 there were around 100 residents of the town. Abe Recer, who
built a toll bridge over Sister Grove Creek, was also a resident. The Recer
family has the largest family plot in the cemetery, with 22 family members.
This cemetery covers a little over an acre of land. It had two entrance gates,
and is fenced on all but the road side. There is an arch over one entrance that
says, "Van Winkle." A pavilion is in the middle near the front of the cemetery.
Several of the old stones have been replaced with newer stones. The cemetery has
a cemetery association and is well maintained. I believe that the cemetery is
still in use.
CEMETERY INDEX
Recommended
citation:
Van Winkle
Cemetery - Climax,
"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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