Brown Cemetery (1986)

During the late 1840s, Joshua D. Brown (1816-1876) traveled from Gonzales and established a cypress shingle mill on the site of what is now Kerrville. This cemetery dates from 1872, when Brown's nephew, Thomas Goss was buried here. The graves of Brown and his wife, Sarah Jane (Goss), and Sarah's parents, the Rev. John and Mary Goss, are also located here. In 1923, use of part of the Brown Cemetery was granted to the Woman's Auxiliary of a local American Legion post for a veterans' burial ground that came to be called Kerrville National Cemetery. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Brown Cemetery is a historical marker in Kerrville, Kerr County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Kerr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 107 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.0148, -99.1099 near Kerrville. The nearest cataloged historic site is VA National Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brown Cemetery, Texas Lions Camp, and Hollimon Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5265000527. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.