Auburn Cemetery

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Marker Text: ​Pioneer settlers used this site for burials as early as 1856. In 1865 it was part of 20.5 acres deeded to the Methodist Church for a school and church by Rezi Jarvis Banks (1817-1889), a Confederate Army veteran born in Tennessee. Among the earliest marked graves is that of Banks' wife Minerva (1822-1893). In the late 1800s, Auburn was a thriving farming community with four churches, stores, and a post office. Later the lack of high school facilities and the bypassing of Auburn by the railroad compelled residents to move away. The cemetery is a link with the town's past. (1977)

Marker No: 7080

Aluminium 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 32.304375, -97.072601

Location: From May Pearl take FM 916 west approximately 4 miles to Auburn Cemetery Road, then North approximately .5 mile to T in road and go right to cemetery.