Bald Prairie Cemetery

A leading citizen, Elijah Rains (1813-1889), who came to Texas from Tennessee in 1848, gave this burial ground to the public. Duck Creek people soon joined the Prairie people in its use. The earliest known burial was Walter Pirtle, date uncertain. The grave of Samuel E. Lightsey (1827-1872) has the oldest marker. Veterans of the Civil War and later conflicts are buried here. The cemetery association was formed in 1928. In 1957, Gilbert Sterling Ross added a donation of one acre to the original 5-acre plot. Annual Memorial Day services honor some 600 marked graves.

Bald Prairie Cemetery is a historical marker in Bald Prairie, Robertson County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Robertson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 103 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.2228, -96.4318 near Bald Prairie. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bald Prairie Church of Christ (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bald Prairie, Thompson Cemetery, and Head.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5395010900. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.