Marker Inscription
SMITH CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1879 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2010
Historical Marker
Smith Cemetery
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About this site
Smith Cemetery is a historical marker in Brownwood, Brown County, dedicated in 2010. It is one of 54 historical markers documented in Brown County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 74 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.9676, -99.1567 near Brownwood. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cross Cut Cemetery (historical marker), about 4.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fairview Cemetery, Windham Cemetery, and Blake Church Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017000. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Smith Cemetery, also recorded as Smith-Carr Cemetery, is a rural pioneer burial ground located roughly 22 miles north of Brownwood in Brown County, reached by a track that crosses Pecan Bayou. It is among the some 50 historic cemeteries inventoried by the Brown County Historical Commission and qualifies for the Texas Historical Commission's Historic Texas Cemetery program, which protects burial grounds at least 50 years old.
Sources: browncountyhistory.orghistoric.one
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