"Dimple, TX. Dimple is six miles north of Clarksville in north central Red River County. It had a post office from 1901 until 1921. From 1914 through 1986, the estimated population of Dimple was reported as twenty-five. In 1990 and 2000 it was sixty." Source here.
Nowadays, the chief historic feature of Dimple is the New Haven Cemetery. The cemetery used to be located alongside the New Haven Missionary Baptist Church. Years ago, the church built a new building that is located just across the road from the cemetery. Walking through the cemetery, for me, is troublesome, as I once knew several of the people who are buried there, both young and old.
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| New Haven Cemetery - Author's Picture |
This is the sign you see just before you enter into the cemetery. It needs repainting, badly.
"New Haven","Cemetery","1859","New Haven","This cemetery is located in the northwest quadrant of Red River County, Texas. GPS COORDINATES: Datum WGS84: 33 Deg 42.866N, 95 Deg 04.834W. From the Dimple Community proceed west on FM 2120 about two miles. The church and cemetery is on the north side of the road. RED RIVER RECOLLECTIONS page 52: Acreage, 2.75 acres 'situated on the waters of Pecan Bayou and upon which said Church and School House now stand' for a community church, school, and cemetery was deeded on 6 May 1859 by George M. Sargeant. A later deed dated 14 Feb 1898 and filed for record on 4 Jun 1898 in Book CH Vol 33 Page 593 for 5 acres of land on the E. H. Tarrant survey from John M. Jamison et ux to New Haven Baptist Church. The oldest marked burial is for George W. R. Rolston who died in 1859. This cemetery was surveyed by Lawrence and Sue Dale on Sunday 19 Jan 1997. We visited on 14 Jan 2004 to take GPS Coordinates. We also did a re [sic] walk of the cemetery adding new burials and noting marker changes." Note: The church is no longer on the north side of the road. It is now on the south side of the road. Source here.
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| Sarah Jane - New Haven Burial - Author's Picture |
The only thing I could make out on the marker is that it's for "Sarah Jane." She was 30 years old at the time of her passing. At some point, the stone seems to have fallen over. Someone came along later and poured concrete to support it. It's still lying in a "turned over" position. Edit: I found Sarah Jane Roberts Walker on the Find a Grave website. She possibly died in or shortly after childbirth. She lived and died in the 1800s, so long ago and a world away.
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| Squirrel - Author's Picture |
At some point, I noticed a visitor who was just as quiet as I was. He was very dark for a squirrel. He didn't stick around for long, and I couldn't get a better picture.
