Details for West Salado Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5027005761

Data

Marker Number 5761
Atlas Number 5027005761
Marker Title West Salado Cemetery
Index Entry West Salado Cemetery
Address
City Salado
County Bell
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 639712
UTM Northing 3425526
Subject Codes cemetery; African American topics
Marker Year 1990
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location On West Village Rd, just W of I-35 in Salado
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Located in an area populated by former slaves following the Civil War, this cemetery dates to the 1870s. The earliest documented grave is that of Jozie Fulbright, who died in 1877, although according to local oral tradition there may be earlier unmarked burials. The land was officially deeded by Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson for church, school, and graveyard purposes in 1879. While the community's school and two churches are no longer in existence, the cemetery remains as an important link with the area's early black history. (1990)

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