Long Meadows Cemetery

PLEASANT C. COX, WHO PATENTED THIS LAND, FIRST VISITED THE AREA IN THE 1830s. HE AND HIS WIFE, MARTHA JANE (BYBEE), CAME TO TEXAS BY WAGON TRAIN FROM MISSOURI IN 1851, SETTLING HERE IN 1855. PLEASANT COX WAS ONE OF THE PETITIONERS TO CREATE LAMPASAS COUNTY IN 1856. MOST OF THE DOZENS OF BURIALS HERE ARE UNMARKED, WITH SOME PREDATING THE EARLIEST MARKED BURIAL OF JOSEPH COX (1867-1872). THE LAST BURIAL WAS FOR MARTHA JANE COX, WHO DIED IN 1912. AFTER THE FAMILY SOLD THE PROPERTY IN 1922, THE CEMETERY FELL INTO DISREPAIR. DESCENDANTS BEGAN TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE SITE IN THE 1980s. THE CEMETERY, WHICH FEATURES LIMESTONE MARKERS AND FIELDSTONES AND INTERIOR FENCING, REMAINS A VALUABLE RECORD OF PIONEER LIFE IN LAMPASAS COUNTY.

Long Meadows Cemetery is a historical marker in Lampasas, Lampasas County, dedicated in 2010. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Lampasas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.1513, -98.1071 near Lampasas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Groves (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Garner, Rock Church Cemetery, and Hatley.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016372. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.