Marysville, Texas, Cooke County ghost town history, landmarks, cemeteries, photos & more. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

Mary (Fitch) Corn and her husband Richard arrived here after the Civil War. A post office opened in 1873 and stayed open until its closing in the 1940s.

It may have been named after Marysville, California, the hometown of Mary�s brother, but it�s likely that Mary Corn is the namesake.

Richard Corn was eager for his town to grow and so for each person who bought a lot for a residence, Corn threw in a commercial lot downtown. The 1900 census for Marysville showed a respectable 250 residents served by every essential business.

From the 1920s through 1942 the population was reported at 160. The opening of a military base near a community was sometimes a benefit and sometimes a destroying factor. Sadly for Marysville, the construction of Camp Howze during the war took much of the land (reportedly three quarters) Marysville was looking to grow into.

The loss of the small farms around Marysville sealed its fate. The population was down to a mere 70 in the late 1980s and all of the businesses had gone under or had moved.

Daniel Montague, the namesake of neighboring Montague County is buried in Marysville Cemetery.

[Daniel Montage and wife Jane's tombstones in Marysville Cemetery ›]

The 2000 census reported a mere 15 residents � making Marysville a virtual ghost town.

Marysville Community Building
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2015

Community Building interior
Photo Courtesy Dustin Martin, November 2017

Marysville Cemetery

Jane Montague (wife of Daniel Montague) tombstone
Photo Courtesy Dustin Martin, November 2017

Springhill Worley Cemetery

Springhill Cemetery Gate
Photo Courtesy Dustin Martin, November 2017

Photographer's Note:
"Springhill Cemetery is right next to Marysville Cemetery. Three of the 68 people interred here are named Worley. Perhaps Ambose Worley donated the land." - Dustin Martin

Springhill Cemetery sign
Photo Courtesy Dustin Martin, November 2017

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