Battle Cemetery and Community
Established about 1880, the Battle community was named for local landowner Nicholas W. Battle (1820-1905). By the 1890s a town had developed, including a school, post office, business, homes, and churches. A cemetery was established on land acquired from Alexnder and Kenneth McLennan. The earliest documented grave dates to 1888. Following the building of the International and Great Northern Railroad line about 1901, the town began to decline. The Battle Cemetery stands as a memorial to the area's pioneers.
31.5514° N, 96.8917° W
Where to Find It
From Mart Hwy 164 to battle lake road travel about 1 1/2 mi: to battle road, turn north proceed about 1 mi. to intersection wit middleton Rd., turn west marker is on left about 1/2 mi west on middleton rd.
Nearby Markers
- 1.8 mi N Lone Oak Cemetery Mart
- 3.2 mi SW Meier Settlement Methodist Church Riesel
- 3.4 mi E Watson Feed Store Mart
- 3.5 mi E First Baptist Church of Mart Mart
- 4.1 mi E Site of Organization of the First Baptist Church of Mart Mart
- 4.5 mi S Friedens Cemetery Riesel