Perry Cemetery, Old

This cemetery was established to serve the pioneer settlers of the Perry community. The first burial her was that of Jane Leach,a schoolteacher who died in 1854. Perry was the site of several stores, a gin, school, union church, and a post office. Following a destructive 1873 storm, the residents moved to the townsite of New Perry (2 mi E). The settlement was relocated at the present site of Moody (2 mi SW) in 1881 when Santa Fe Rail lines were completed to the area. Only this cemetery remains at the original site of the Perry Community.

Perry Cemetery, Old is a historical marker in Moody, McLennan County, dedicated in 1981. 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 31.3353, -97.3567 near Moody. The nearest cataloged historic site is Welborn-Bostick Home (historical marker), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Moody United Methodist Church, Naler Cemetery, and Moody.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309003778. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.