Details for Mahomet Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5053009727

Data

Marker Number 9727
Atlas Number 5053009727
Marker Title Mahomet Cemetery
Index Entry Mahomet Cemetery
Address
City Bertram
County Burnet
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 601974
UTM Northing 3409724
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 1994
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location from Bertram take FM 243 NE approx. 10 miles, then SE on Cemetery Rd. approx. .3 mile
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text This cemetery, with interments dating back to the 1850s, became a community graveyard for the Sycamore Springs and Mahomet rural communities. In 1909 J. W. Williams and J. W. and Nellie Greer deeded the cemetery property to the community of Mahomet. Among the hundreds of people buried here are many of the area's pioneer settlers and their descendants and veterans of wars ranging from the Mexican War (1846-1848) to the Vietnam War. Mahomet Cemetery remains active and is maintained by an association of descendants of people buried here. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845 - 1995

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