Marker Inscription
(1 mile west) Settlement of this area of Donley County began in the late 19th century, before the town of Jericho was founded as a station on the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf rail line about 1902. Early community burials took place in the pasture near this site, and the graveyard eventually was set aside in the county deed records. The first documented burial is that of Mattie Ray (1850-1895), and the second is that of seven-month-old Garil Prest Schaffer, who died in 1897. Others buried in the Jericho Cemetery include victims of smallpox and influenza epidemics, military veterans and area pioneers. (2001)
About this site
Jericho Cemetery is a historical marker in Clarendon vicinity, Donley County, dedicated in 2001. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Donley County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 15 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.1730, -100.9035 near Clarendon vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Boydstun Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jericho Cemetery, Donley County, and Lowe, S.W., House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5129012613. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
