Fairview Cemetery

The City of Bastrop was first laid out between 1830 and 1832. Included in the initial community plat was a twelve-acre cemetery overlooking the colony. Tradition holds that the first known grave was that of Sarah Wells (d. 1831), a child of early colonist "Marty" Wells. The first marked grave is that of Crescentia Augusta Fischer (d. 1841), a German immigrant who contracted yellow fever after landing in Galveston, Texas, and died five days after her arrival in Bastrop. The burial ground is significant as an early Republic of Texas cemetery located in one of the state's early communities. It is also the final resting place of numerous notable Bastrop citizens, including elected state and national officials, and veterans of major military conflicts dating to the War of 1812. Although headstones feature prominent names like Governor Joseph D. Sayers, U.S. Congressman George Washington "Wash" Jones and early African American legislator Robert Kerr, the cemetery is also a link to the many generations of ordinary Bastrop residents, all of whom contributed to Bastrop's rich history in their own way. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003

Fairview Cemetery is a historical marker in Bastrop, Bastrop County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Bastrop County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 296 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.1161, -97.3064 near Bastrop. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dunbar, William (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bell, H. N. (Man), Taylor, Campbell, and Jenkins, John Holland.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5021013216. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.