Fairview Cemetery - Texas Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Pioneers and elder statesmen
War babies and folks we knew when
Side-by-side their bones reside
At this 'thriving' cemetery -- worth a ride!

From a veteran of the capture of Goliad to unnamed 'Aunties,' Governors to babies... this well tended cemetery is a great visit.

Coordinates take you to the gazebo, where historical plaques and a good series of background information can be found. [There's a photo of an 'unusual footstone' definitely worth checking out.] From there, any direction you go will be filled with monuments, and things to ponder. I was particularly touched by the 'War Babies' area at 30 06.928 097 18.333. But I admit, I've a soft spot for babies' graves -- even if I cry some.

There are other Historical Markers in the cemetery ... J. D. Sayers, Governor and Robert Love Reding were the two I saw and will waymark myself. Definitely a rich source of Texas Republic and Civil War era graves, as well as dozens of WWI & WWII veterans.

The USGEN archives has a comprehensive list of graves with headstone text. Worth checking out (link and introduction below).

Hope you enjoy your visit!


Background information:
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Fairview Cemetery is located on Highway 95, about 1 mile north
of the intersection of Highway 95 and Highway 71.
The cemetery gate is on the east side of Highway 95.

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FAIRVIEW CEMETERY
BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS
CITY OF BASTROP
HWY 95

Fairview is the original site for the city cemetery, located in Farm Block 64
and 68 of Bastrop Town tract

There are four sections to this cemetery, old white, new white, African-American and pauper. In 1969, the streets were paved in honor of James L Perkins who gave his life in WW II (KIA 9/17/1944). Paving donated by Mr. & Mrs H.L. Perkins.
The first to be buried in Fairview were the 2 children of Mr. & Mrs Martin Wells.
These 2 graves are unmarked and lost.

The older part of the cemetery is on a hill and most of the headstones are facing away from the highway. This was so that mourners could watch for Indian raids.

The White and Pauper Sections have been separated from the African-American section:
If I found them on the 1850 or 1860 census, that date is listed on the end of the line.

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Marker Number: 13216 Marker Text: The City of Bastrop was first laid out between 1830 and 1832. Included in the initial community plat was a twelve-acre cemetery overlooking the colony. Tradition holds that the first known grave was that of Sarah Wells (d. 1831), a child of early colonist "Marty" Wells. The first marked grave is that of Crescentia Augusta Fischer (d. 1841), a German immigrant who contracted yellow fever after landing in Galveston, Texas, and died five days after her arrival in Bastrop. The burial ground is significant as an early Republic of Texas cemetery located in one of the state's early communities. It is also the final resting place of numerous notable Bastrop citizens, including elected state and national officials, and veterans of major military conflicts dating to the War of 1812. Although headstones feature prominent names like Governor Joseph D. Sayers, U.S. Congressman George Washington "Wash" Jones and early African American legislator Robert Kerr, the cemetery is also a link to the many generations of ordinary Bastrop residents, all of whom contributed to Bastrop's rich history in their own way. Historic Texas Cemetery – 2003

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