Chalk Mountain Cemetery -- Somervell Co TX
N 32° 08.684 W 097° 53.725
14S E 604172 N 3557012
Chalk Mountain Cemetery is located south of US 67 on Somervell County Road 2015
Waymark Code: WMTRDY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2017
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Picturesque and historic Chalk Mountain Cemetery is located in the rolling cross-timbers part of Somervell County. It, and the associated baptist church, are all that is left of a once thriving trading center that got its start in the 1850s.
A historic marker for the cemetery reads as follows:
"CHALK MOUNTAIN CEMETERY
The village of Chalk Mountain originated as a trading center before the Civil War. The earliest burial at Chalk Mountain Cemetery, the only burial ground to have served this community, is that of Abigal Davis (d. 1874), but the presence of unmarked burials indicates possible earlier use. Confederate veteran Hiram Berry Rogers (1840-1929) deeded the cemetery to the county in 1915. Over 350 graves, including those of Rogers and veterans of the Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the Korean War, are interred here. It has been maintained by a cemetery association since 1959. (1991)"
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Somervell Co TX
Approximate number of graves: 500+
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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