Details for Bellevue-Cheapside
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5123000362
Data
| Marker Number | 362 |
| Atlas Number | 5123000362 |
| Marker Title | Bellevue-Cheapside |
| Index Entry | Bellevue-Cheapside |
| Address | |
| City | Cuero |
| County | DeWitt |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 654963 |
| UTM Northing | 3236758 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery; settlements; English immigrants/immigration; ghost towns |
| Marker Year | 1981 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | from Cuero, take FM 766 northwest about 7 miles then go 5.5 miles north west on CR to Bellevue Cheapside Cem. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Pioneer area settlers, many of English descent, acquired land at this site in 1876 for the establishment of a community church, school, and burial ground. A 2-story Woodmen of the World Lodge was also located nearby. Still used, Bellevue Cemetery has served residents of the Cheapside community (1.5 miles north). Named for a well-known street in London, Cheapside was once the site of a cotton gin, grist mill, hotel, grocery stores, saloons, and a variety of other businesses. Despite the town's later decline, influences of the pioneer English settlers are still evident. |