Short articles about the original "West Dallas" area, written by Jim Barnes
History of the "William Coombes Survey"
The Western Heights district of Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

William Coombes Survey:  
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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:  
map
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)


(Click on blue underlined hyperlinks to read the stories)

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!

20th August 2025, last updated on the 26th of August 2025
Jim Barnes
Barnes444@sbcglobal.net