|
|
Bluff
Texas Cemetery
CR 2127, 2.3 miles NE of 2573
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, August 2010 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
There
is no history of Bluff currently available.
Photographer's Note:
“CR 2127 is a loop road accessed 1.75-miles east of Detroit
via FM 2573 on the way to Bagwell.
There is no mention of Bluff in the Handbook of Texas, however Buff
is a viable town on certain maps. It comes across most emphatically
as a “Quiet Place” - Gerald
Massey |
 |
Historical Marker
Bluff Cemetery
Benjamin Weatherly,
a veteran of the U.S.-Mexico War and Civil War, donated approximately
two acres here for a church and cemetery in the 1870s. The Baptist
Church of Christ at Liberty organized here in 1878 and was associated
with the burial ground for thirty years before moving to a new location.
Weatherly, his wife Sarah (King), and three of their children are
buried here. The Bluff Cemetery Committee expanded the graveyard boundaries
in the 1940s through purchase of adjoining tracts. The Bluff Cemetery
Association, organized in 1986, has more recently been responsible
for maintenance of this historic site. The cemetery features grave
slabs and marble, limestone and granite headstones.
Historic Texas Cemetery-2007 |
| Texas
Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories,
landmarks and recent or vintage photos, please contact
us. |
|
|
HOME
Texas
Gulf Coast
East
Texas
Central
Texas North
Central
Texas South
Texas
Panhandle
South
Texas
Texas
Hill Country
West
Texas
Texas
Ghost Towns
Texas
Counties
