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 Humboldt Cemetery
N 33° 10.734 W 095° 59.224
15S E 221473 N 3675096
Texas Historical Marker at one of the gates to Humboldt Cemetery, noting its establishment and history. It is one of the last vestiges of the old Humboldt community, northwest of Campbell on FM 2736.
Waymark Code: WMWWN2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2017
Views: 3
Marker Number: 11682
Marker Text:
The community of Humboldt began to prosper when a caravan of families arrived from Tennessee in 1866. The first burial on this site probably was that of Katharine Rankin, the infant daughter of William J. and Mary Rankin, in 1868. The oldest marked grave is that of Mary Rankin's father, Adam E. Dinsmore, who died in 1876. The heirs of Adam and Mary (Davis) Dinsmore deeded this land as a burial ground in 1890. The presence of 38 marked infants' graves before 1932 is indicative of the hardships of pioneer life. One of the graves is that of Maggie C. Dinsmore, a teacher who died during the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic. Six graves are those of Civil War veterans. At the dawn of the 21st century, Humboldt Cemetery covers about four acres. (2000)
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