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History
on a PinheadOn
an unnumbered county road between Dawson
and Purdon, Babylon was
founded by former slaves. A church was formed in the mid-1890s and a school was
opened around 1900.
Babylonians traded in Dawson,
or Purdon, but after
WWII most all residents
moved away. Detailed TxDoT maps of Navarro County do not even show a place name
or a cemetery. (See Forum
below) |
Navarro
County 1920s Map showing Dawson
and Purdon
(Below
"AV" in "NAVARRO" SW of Corsicana)
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Babylon, Texas Forum
Subject: Babylon, Navarro County, Texas - Lost Cemetery
My family lived
in the Purdon - Dawson
area since before the turn of the century or pretty close to it. When I read about
Babylon it gave me a real start. There is a cemetery out there, (Younger?), and
one time when my Dad had taken me out there to view family graves, I did a little
looking around. The cemetery is fenced in and on the other side of the fence,
(it would be the left side as you come in the gate), in among the trees, were
headstones! I asked my Dad why they were buried outside the cemetery and his answer
was "That isn't outside the fence, that is the black section of the cemetery."
I felt so sad at the time, but this morning when I read that nothing was left
of Babylon, not even a cemetery - I just knew I might have the answer to that.
Could this be a lost cemetery? Those graves out there in the trees always bothered
me. Please, could someone look into it? There are a couple of other cemeteries
out there but I can't remember their names and their exact locations - Younger
is the only one I can think of. Looking forward to hearing from you - Robbie
Scifres, August 06, 2011
Texas
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