Fletcher Cemetery

This cemetery began with the 1868 burial of early settler Sample Carrigan, who is interred in an unmarked grave. the first marked burial site is that of Clinton A. Mahoney (1860-1868). The graveyard was used chiefly by the Carrigan, Needham, and Harris families until Catherine Carrigan Fletcher set aside three acres as a public cemetery in 1873. The burial Cemetery in 1873. The burial ground served residents of several McLennan and Falls County communities, including Golinda, Mooreville, Robinson, Rosenthal, and Satin. A number of Civil War veterans are buried here.

Fletcher Cemetery is a historical marker in Waco, McLennan County, dedicated in 1985. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.4314, -97.1041 near Waco. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mt. Zion (cemetery), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Downsville Baptist Church, Youngblood Memorial Presbyterian Church, and Saint John United Church of Christ.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309001915. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.