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NEWBURG, TEXAS

Texas Ghost Town
Comanche County, Central Texas North

Intersection of FM 2561 and FM 1476
Off State Hwy 16
10 miles S of Comanche the county seat
Population: 35 Est. (1990, 2000)

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Newburg TX - Comanche County, Newburg Cemetery Historical Marker
Newburg Cemetery Historical Marker
31.7703510, -98.5207480

Photo Courtesy Heidi Minick

Historical Marker: From Comanche, take Hwy16 S about 10 miles, then go about .4 miles E on FM 1476.

Newburg Cemetery

Pioneer settlers of this area of Comanche County arrived in the mid-1850s and established a town named for the nearby South Leon River. P.W. Brewer set aside land for a cemetery and church in 1872. Although earlier unmarked burials exist here, the oldest documented grave is that of Rosie E. McCurdy, who died in 1875. After the town name was changed to Newburg in the 1880s, the cemetery also was renamed. Local pioneers and veterans of conflicts dating back to the Mexican War are buried here. A cemetery association maintains the historic graveyard.
(1994)


Newburg, TX, Comanche county , post office info
Newburg, TX, Comanche county ,   1908  Postmark
Postcard canceled with Newburg, TX 1908 postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection



Newburg, Texas Forum

Subject: Town Newburg & Newburg Cemetery

I love your site! I just wanted to suggest an addition - Newburg Cemetery, located in Comanche County. There was also a town of Newburg (it's on one of your vintage maps, below Energy, Texas). My Great Great Grandparents, William and Rebecca Jeter, are buried there. I've attached a picture. The GPS coordinates show to be GPS Coordinates: 31.7703510, -98.5207480. Thanks so much! Heidi Jeter Minick, San Antonio, TX, February 1, 2020

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Comanche County TX 1907 Postal Map
Comanche County TX 1907 Postal Map showing Newburg
(Near Mills and Hamilton County lines)

Courtesy Texas General Land Office


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