Details for Johnson City Masonic Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5031012868

Data

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