Wharton City Cemetery - Wharton, TX
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N 29° 18.704 W 096° 05.547
14R E 782405 N 3246034
Cemetery has red brick gate posts and is enclosed by a metal fence. Gates have no name on them.
Waymark Code: WMVQKA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2017
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Historical Marker Text:
Wharton County was established in 1846, and the county seat, Wharton, was laid out on the Mexican land grant of "Old 300" colonist William Kincheloe. In 1866, county commissioners appointed James Whitten to find a suitable location for a cemetery. The site chosen was just a few blocks from the courthouse square and was already used as a graveyard. The oldest marked burial is that of Barbara Betts (d. 1843).
Official plats of the cemetery in 1912 and 1928 show the burial sites of many of Wharton's earliest families, city founders and important figures, such as Amanda Armstrong Watts (d. 1924), first public schoolteacher in Wharton in 1880 and city postmistress in 1881. More than 140 veterans are buried here, including those who served in the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korean War and Vietnam Conflict.
The Wharton Cemetery exhibits detail in planning and development. Features include obelisks, brick cairns, decorated fencing, curbed plots and a large number of vertical stones. A 1931 marker indicates the city had a cemetery committee as early as 1906. A committee still maintains the burial ground, preserving the history of Wharton for future generations.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Wharton, TX, USA
Approximate number of graves: 3860
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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