Details for Raleigh Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5349011626

Data

Marker Number 11626
Atlas Number 5349011626
Marker Title Raleigh Cemetery
Index Entry Raleigh Cemetery
Address
City Frost
County Navarro
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 717336
UTM Northing 3543690
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 1984
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location From Blooming Grove, go S. on FM 55 about 5 mi., go W. on FM 744 about 2 1/2 miles to NW 3020, go SE about 4/10 mile to gate on E. side of Rd, follow dirt Rd 2/10 mi. to cemetery (on private prop)
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Raleigh Cemetery was named for the community of Raleigh, an early settlement in Navarro County. Raleigh's post office was established in 1900, and for a time the town maintained a church, grist mill, blacksmith shop and school. Although the first marked grave is that of Lauretty Frost (1852-54), Raleigh Cemetery was not mentioned in the Navarro County deed books until 1885, when A. Barry and his wife, M. E. Barry, set aside 1.5 acres of land for a burial ground. The cemetery, which is still in use, contains approximately 170 graves.

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