Marker Inscription
Known as Concordia during the 1840s, this area was the home of Chihuahua trader Hugh Stephenson. In 1856 his wife, Juana (Ascarate), was buried in what is now part of Concordia Cemetery. The graveyard gained widespread use in the 1880s when El Pasoans drove three miles to Concordia to bury their dead. By 1890 various sections had been purchased by different groups and were designated Catholic, Masonic, Jewish, Black, Chinese, Military, Jesuit, city, and county. Buried here are gunfighter John Wesley Hardin, and numerous civic leaders, pioneers, and war veterans. (1984) Concordia Cemetery Established 1856 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005
About this site
Concordia Cemetery is a historical marker in El Paso, El Paso County, dedicated in 2005. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in El Paso County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 140 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7787, -106.4474 near El Paso. The nearest cataloged historic site is Concordia Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include White, James H., Captain, Camp Concordia and Fort Bliss, Site of, and Soler, Uribici.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5141001034. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
