Short articles about the original "West Dallas" area, written by Jim Barnes
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![]() View toward downtown Dallas from the southwest corner of the William Coombes Survey, along Fort Worth Avenue, with the Western Heights Cemetery. ![]() The William Coombes Survey is a square mile (two half-sections of the 1840s' Peters Colony grid system) located about 2 miles west-southwest of the "Old Red" Courthouse in downtown Dallas. [street map c.2025] (click on map to enlarge) |
William Coombes in Texas Biography of the life of William Nelson Coombes (1803-1867) and his family in Texas. Last updated: 23rd August 2025 (Preliminary, pending minor revisions, shown in red) Genealogy of William Coombes Listing of all the members of the large family of William Nelson Coombes (1803-1867). Last updated: 22nd August 2025 Regarding the Western Heights Cemetery The following articles are intended as only supplemental to the main webpage for the cemetery, at https://westernheightscemetery.org/         Missing Burials         List of possibly unmarked Coombes family related burials.         Last revised: 26th August 2025 More articles coming soon! |
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