Sweetwater Cemetery -- Sweetwater TX
N 32° 27.415 W 100° 25.328
14S E 366336 N 3591973
The Sweetwater Cemetery is located on W Alabama Street west of town
Waymark Code: WMPVXN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2015
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The historic Sweetwater Cemetery west of town is a peaceful and serene cemetery serving this wind-swept city in West Texas, and surrounding Nolan County communities as well, since 1880.
The day Blasterz were here (Jul 2015) we estimate there were 10,000 burials here, with plenty of room for more.
The state historic marker at the entrance reads as follows:
"SWEETWATER CEMETERY
The oldest marked grave in this public burial ground is that of an infant, Purl Ray Scott, who died in 1880. It predates the founding of the town of Sweetwater of the Texas and Pacific Railroad by one year. Handcrafted tombstones and wrought iron fences are prominent features of the graveyard. Sweetwater Cemetery contains the burial sites of pioneers, immigrants, community leaders, and Civil War veterans. It is a reminder of the hardships of pioneer life and an important reflection of the history of the community.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986."
The Sweetwater Cemetery listing on Find-A Grave: (
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