Minters Chapel, Texas
Minters Chapel is a ghost town in eastern Tarrant County in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] The land was acquired by the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport (which later became the International airport) in 1967. The cemetery remains to the west of the airport, in Grapevine.
Minters Chapel | |
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| Coordinates: 32°53′08″N 97°03′38″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Tarrant |
History
Minters Chapel was founded c1854 when Peter's Colony Minister Green Washington Minter (1803-1887) moved to the area and established Minter's Chapel Methodist Church with the help of his son-in-law James Cate. The earliest grave in the church cemetery is that of A.M. Newton in 1857.[2]
The church was relocated to Heritage Ave. following the airports purchase of the land, the cemetery remains unaffected.
References
- "Minters Chapel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- "Minter's Chapel Cemetery". Texas Historical Markers. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
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| Footnotes | ‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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