Details for San Miguel Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507017432
Data
| Marker Number | 17432 |
| Atlas Number | 5507017432 |
| Marker Title | San Miguel Cemetery |
| Index Entry | San Miguel Cemetery |
| Address | |
| City | |
| County | McMullen |
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| Subject Codes | cemetery |
| Marker Year | 1999 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Go 22.5 miles south of Journdanton on State Hwy 16. The cemetery is located .6 mi W of the highway on a county road. There is a state highway sign pointing the way to the cemetery at the community of Cross. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | HTC medallion and plate |
| Marker Text | This site was already in use as a cemetery when, on July 31, 1883, Mary A. Maverick conveyed five acres of land to the McMullen County Judge and his successors to be used "entirely and exclusively for public school and graveyard purposes." A one-room schoolhouse was built nearby and served the community until 1938. The burial ground contains numerous unmarked graves, but the earliest dated grave is that of infant J.H. Byers who died March 10, 1875. San Miguel Cemetery remains as a chronicle of the settlers, war veterans and residents of this area whose descendants continue its care through an association. |