Cemeteries in Dime Box, Texas

Private Cemeteries in Dime Box, Texas often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Dime Box, Texas are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Dime Box, Texas are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

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Our database contains records of burials from 14 cemeteries.

The settlement was first known as Brown's Mill, but was later changed to Dime Box. The origin of the name "Dime Box" stemmed from a custom in which early settlers would use a large, wooden box to forward and receive mail, or order small items from a carrier on horseback traveling to nearby Giddings.

Dime Box is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Texas, United States. The Dime Box Independent School District serves area students and home to the Dime Box High School Longhorns. It is named after what is now called Old Dime Box, Texas.

Population. With 236 people, Dime Box is the 1499th most populated city in the state of Texas out of 1,799 cities.

Records suggest that the mill's builder was Joseph S. Brown, and the settlement of British-Americans, Czechs, Poles, Germans, and German-Wends which grew up around the mill was known as Brown's Mill (Browne's Mill, Brown's Mills). A Union School opened in January 1874.

Why is Texas called the "Lone Star State"? Texas's nickname pays tribute to the Lone Star flag, which was adopted after Texas became independent from Mexico in 1836.