Details for Blum Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507014641

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Marker Number 14641
Atlas Number 5507014641
Marker Title Blum Cemetery
Index Entry Blum Cemetery
Address
City Blum
County Hill
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 651214
UTM Northing 3556815
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 2001
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Blum, Avenue F at 8th Street
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size HTC marker
Marker Text Blum Cemetery This burial ground was established about the time the town of Blum was formed in 1881 as a stop on the newly laid track of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. A. J. Davis (1840-1912), a local landowner, is said to have gifted the land, specifying that burial lots would be free. The oldest dated stone is that of nine-year-old Robert E. Lee McCullough, who died in 1882, but earlier burials likely exist. Area pioneers and many local veterans are among those honored here. Descendants support a perpetual care fund and an association to oversee the care of this site that chronicles the heritage of the Blum community. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2001

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