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Carroll Springs
United Methodist Church
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, August 2013 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Named after a nearby
spring of the same name, the community was settled just prior to the
Civil War.
The community has very little history available and no population
figures at all. In the 1930 there were a few houses scattered around
a church and a school but the school disappeared after WWII.
The town had virtually disappeared by the 1990s - with just the cemetery,
church and a few houses.
Photographer's Note:
Carroll Springs is essentially the church and cemetery. It is about
12 miles SE of Athens
on CR 4600 about a mile east of Hwy 19. |
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Historical
Marker
Carroll Springs
Methodist Church
This congregation
traces its history through several Henderson
County Methodist churches. Earliest worship services in Carroll
Springs were held in private homes, with the Rev. William D. Sansom
occasionally leading them. Worshipers went to county line after a
Methodist church was organized there in 1859. The church was moved
to New Hope in 1865 with the Rev. Joseph Franklin Lambright as pastor.
He continued as the minister when the congregation moved to Coolsprings
in 1872. In 1883, the Methodist congregation relocated to Carroll
Springs, where it has remained since that time. The forty charter
members were served by J. F. Lambright until his resignation in 1891.
Other pastors have included his son, the Rev. J. M. M. Lambright,
and the Rev. R. E. Gibbs.
Carroll Springs Methodist Church traditionally has held a revival
under the brush arbor beginning the first Sunday in August. An important
part of this rural community, the church continues to reflect the
ideals and traditions of its founders. Descendants of many of the
charter members still worship here.
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Carroll Springs
U.M.C. Fellowship Hall
Photo courtesy Dustin
Martin, February 2017 |
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Historical
Marker
Carroll Springs
Cemetery
The Carroll
Springs Methodist Church and a school began meeting at this site
in 1883. The following year, A.M. Carroll, who owned property in
Henderson and
Anderson counties,
set aside nearly five acres here to be used for a school, church
and cemetery.
The community, which derived its name from the Carroll family and
nearby springs, began using this site for burials as early as 1859.
The earliest marked grave is that of John Buck Hogg, who died in
March 1859, although several others are believed to date to that
same year. Generations of area pioneer families are buried in the
cemetery, which is also the final resting place of veterans of American
conflicts dating to the Civil War. Other area residents buried in
Carroll Springs Cemetery include ministers and schoolteachers.
Although the Carroll Springs School consolidated with the Athens
district in 1947, the Methodist Church continues to serve the area.
Today, the cemetery is maintained as a perpetual care burial ground,
and members and friends of the community gather annually to remember
those who have passed on.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003
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Carroll Springs
Cemetery Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Dustin
Martin, February 2017 |
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