Townsend Cemetery

Location: Townsend Cemetery at Powell Point Rootsweb; USGenWeb; USGSSOURCE McXie W. Martin, 1993. S of San AugustineAKA Curry Cem.From SA go S on SH 147 for 8.8 miles to FM 705, turn L on FM 705 for 1.6 miles, cross SH 103, continue abou 8.8 miles, cross SH 83, go 11.5 miles, turn R on FM 3127 go about 1 miles to crossroad, keep straight, go another 1.3 miles, Townsend Cem is near Lake Sam Rayburn with chainlink fence. Named after old Curry homesite, later became Townsend home, cemetery recorded as Townsend. Large cemetery, markers. Townsend Cemetery at Powell PointTHC site visit MB 8-04-05 w/ K Skillern: From SH 83 S on FM 705 for 11.2 miles to FM 3127, W for 1.5 mile to end of pavement and beginning of CR 4960. Small cemetery sign at intersection of FM 705 and FM 3127. Large fenced site, near Lake Sam Rayburn, adjacent area wooded, buffer area of about 10’ on two sides of cemetery. Formal markers, considerable diversity over time, including fieldstones, shaped and carved Cedar boards, obelisks, commercial markers, tin markers, some locally caste and some homemade markers. Frequent use of white sand coating top of grave, some scraped earth graves. Several marker shrubs of Gardenia, Laurel, Ligustrum. Older part of cemetery is scraped earth with graves of scraped earth or white sand or curbing and overall covering. Newer burial area has grass and commercial markers. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials, some creative materials. Veterans, WoW. Townsend Cemetery at Powell Point . Approx 1.0 acre. SA-C101. Powell Point, Tx. GPS 31.07.21.36130N –94.07.28.46939W. USGS 3194-111. © RIP Survey, Texas Historical Commission.Low risk endangerment, still in use, on map, fenced, buffer area, maintained, signs on road.