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One of oldest cemeteries in county. Started Dec. 13, 1837, with burial of Sylvester Winn Damon, a relative, on Abraham Darst's land grant of 1829 from Mexico. Locating of this first grave was within a year of date of founding of Brazoria County. Cemetery dedicated and 2.5 acre tract deeded to public, Sept. 1, 1908. (1964)
Damon Cemetery is a historical marker in Damon, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.2882, -95.7469 near Damon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Damon, Samuel (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Darst, Abraham, Darst, Edmund Calloway, and Saint Cyril Catholic.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009551. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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