Description: Indian Creek Cemetery on CR 310 in Comanche County, Texas. It contains burials from 1880, minutes of the Indian Creek Cemetery Association and Biographies.
The first school was held at Double Pens north of the cemetery across the creek on the Stewart Place. Doc Stewart bought the home place and lived on it many years. It was south of the V.F. Bowman Place across the Old Dublin Road. There were two schools taught at Double Pens before school was taught at Indian Creek Church. Mr. Wilson taught the first school (another source has R. W. Welborne as the first teacher). He had two very young girls and lived in the V.F. Bowman Gin lot house, north of the church abo
The Indian Creek Methodist Church was formed in 1880 with the Reverend H. B. Henry as pastor. The church was noted for its summer camp meetings held yearly for two weeks after cultivation of the crops was finished. The campers, from a wide area, would bring chickens for eggs and meat and cows to supply milk. The Indian Creek Church was known for the large number of preachers it produced. The first burial took place in 1880
The annual meeting, as set in the Organizations By-Laws, is held the first Sunday in June. While the Indian Creek Methodist Church and Tabernacle were still standing, as many as 200 would attend. Along with a business meeting, a fellowship service and a “homecoming” gathering would take place with old and new friendships immerging. Food was provided by those attending and ranged from meat of all kinds to vegetable dishes to deserts. No one left hungry. A tour of the cemetery would occurr at sometime to educ