Historical MarkerRanger Cemetery
Port Lavaca · Calhoun County · Dedicated 1975 · THC Atlas #5057004197
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Marker Inscription
The oldest known grave here is that of Major H. Oram Watts, the customs collector at Linnville and casualty of a Comanche raid on that nearby settlement, Aug. 8, 1840. The site was called Ranger Cemetery after the burial in 1850 of Margaret Peyton Lytle, wife of James T. Lytle (d. 1854), the "poet" of the Texas Rangers. When an epidemic broke out during the Civil War (1861-65), a nearby house was used as a hospital. At least 10 federal soldiers were among victims buried here. Members of the 5 families who owned the site are also interred in Ranger Cemetery. Last burial was in 1941. (1975) Historic Texas Cemetery medallion -- 2009
About this site
Ranger Cemetery is a historical marker in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Calhoun County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.6219, -96.6252 near Port Lavaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is Beach Hotel (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Port Lavaca, San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad, and First United Methodist Church of Port Lavaca.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5057004197. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
