Marker Inscription
Date of earliest burial is not known: oldest headstone, 1853. Site (7 A.) was deeded to the city in 1870 as an existent graveyard. Burials here included Benjamin Beason, one of Austin's "Old 300" colonists: W. B. DeWees, also in "Old 300," founder of Columbus; 1830s historian Dilue Rose and husband, Sheriff Ira Harris; Gen. Augustus Jones, War of 1812 and Texas War for Independence veteran; Dr. John G. Logue, known as founder of the first drugstore in Texas, 1845; The Rev. Jacob Scherer, founder, in 1857, of Colorado College; many Confederate soldiers; and victims of 1873 yellow fever epidemic.
About this site
Columbus' Old City Cemetery is a historical marker in Columbus, Colorado County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 110 historical markers documented in Colorado County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7058, -96.5521 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Whitfield, Exum Philip (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include George Glenn, The Rev. Jacob Scherer, and Homesite of Fannie Baker Darden.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5089000985. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
