Details for Courtney Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5185008568
Data
| Marker Number | 8568 |
| Atlas Number | 5185008568 |
| Marker Title | Courtney Cemetery |
| Index Entry | Courtney Cemetery |
| Address | |
| City | Navasota |
| County | Grimes |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 782475 |
| UTM Northing | 3352680 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery |
| Marker Year | 1988 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | from Navasota take SH 6 S approximately 9 miles to FM 2; then W on FM 2 approximately 1.2 miles to CR 327; then W on CR 327 approximately .3 miles. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Located on land which is adjacent to the 1873 subdivision of Courtney known as McAlpine Town, this cemetery was established by developer Dugald McAlpine (1795-1876). The oldest documented grave in the cemetery is that of W. S. Draper (1828-1873). There are some unmarked graves which may date from an earlier period. Those interred here include community leaders, descendants of early settlers, and veterans of the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and Korea. A cemetery association, formed in 1971, cares for the historic graveyard. |