| Marker Number |
12868 |
| Atlas Number |
5031012868 |
| Marker Title |
Johnson City Masonic Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Johnson City Masonic Cemetery |
| Address |
|
| City |
Johnson City |
| County |
Blanco |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
556605 |
| UTM Northing |
3350194 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; fraternal organizations |
| Marker Year |
2002 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
North Nugent Street (Spur 356), inside cemetery by the flagpole
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
HTC marker |
| Marker Text |
In 1892, local masons Joseph Bird, W.H. Withers and G.M. Nash, on behalf of Johnson City Masonic Lodge No. 561, purchased land at this site from Julia Ann Moore Jjohnson, widow of town founder James Polk Johnson. Early marked graves date from the 1890s and include many community leaders, as well as veterans of military conflicts from the War of 1812 to Vietnam. Also Interred here is the celebrated Texas Ranger Cicero Rufus Perry (d. 1898). With over 250 graves, the historic Johnson City Masonic Cemetery is an important reminder of early settlers. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002 |
