Leesburg Cemetery
N 32° 59.293 W 095° 05.363
15S E 304775 N 3651918
A peaceful cemetery in Camp County TX, west of Pittsburg on the SH 11
Waymark Code: WMKQZ8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2014
Views: 6
This small cemetery is located off the SH 11 a few miles west of Pittsburg, at the junction with the FM 1519.
Marker Number: 9799
Marker Text:
Dwight Hays Townsend (1834-1905) donated land for this cemetery about 1870. The graves of two children which were relocated here from the Leesburg Schoolyard are thought to be the earliest burials on the site. The oldest marked grave is that of Tapley Wylie (1836-1870). This cemetery is the primary burial ground for the rural community of Leesburg. Those interred here include pioneer settlers, community leaders, a large number of infants and children, and veterans of the Civil War, World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam. (1992)
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