Feely Cemetery

The nearby cemetery (250 yards S) was first used in 1910 for the burial of an infant son of J.H. Feely. The owner of a grocery in the railroad settlement of Plateau (2 miles north), he later served as the first sheriff of Culberson County when it was organized in 1911. Three years later he was killed in the line of duty and was buried in Van Horn (18 miles west). The burial ground here contains mostly unmarked graves of family members and pioneer area settlers. Only a metal fence has protected the site, which was unused and neglected for many years.

Feely Cemetery is a historical marker in Van Horn, Culberson County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Culberson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 18 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.0597, -104.5238 near Van Horn. The nearest cataloged historic site is Feely (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Clark Hotel, County Named for Texas Confederate Colonel David B. Culberson, and Culberson County Courthouse.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5109007933. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.