Alto City Cemetery - Alto, TX, USA
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 39.166 W 095° 04.506
15R E 303241 N 3503819
A city cemetery with approximately 882 graves.
Waymark Code: WMP0H6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2015
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Robert F. Mitchell is credited with being Alto's founder sometime around 1849. The following year a post office was granted under the name of Branchtown and in 1851 Mitchell opened a store. The land was reportedly the highest point between the Angelina and Neches rivers, and so the name was changed to Alto - the Spanish word for "high" in 1852.
He married Mrs. Tabitha McKnight Matthews of Douglas, TX in 1851. The couple gave land for numerous public uses. She is buried beside her husband in Alto cemetery. They operated a store, hotel, stage stop, and other businesses in Alto.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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