Marker Inscription
Although local tradition claims this cemetery began with the burial of a drifter in 1855, the first recorded burial was that of Elizabeth A. Bennett in 1856. The cemetery served the communities of White Rock, West, Elm Mott, Gholson, Ross, and Waco. The graveyard was enlarged in 1947, and in 1959 the White Rock Cemetery Association made arrangements for the cemetery's upkeep. Among the more than 1,675 people buried here are many of the area's first settlers and their descendants and veterans of wars ranging from the Texas Revolution to the Vietnam War.
About this site
White Rock Cemetery is a historical marker in Ross, McLennan County, dedicated in 1994. 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 31.7089, -97.1329 near Ross. The nearest cataloged historic site is Edens, John Silas (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ross, Zion Hill Memorial, and Chalk Bluff Baptist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309005784. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
