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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery
N 33° 21.855 W 096° 03.213
14S E 774156 N 3695547
Texas Historical Marker along TX 11 in Wolfe City, noting the origins and history of this cemetery, whose first burial took place in 1852.
Waymark Code: WMXM3Q
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2018
Views: 1
Marker Number: 7819
Marker Text:
(0.9 Miles South)
William J. "Uncle Billy" Williams (1826-1918), whose family settled this area in 1844, set aside 3.5 acres of this cemetery in 1852 for burial of his two-year-old niece, Angelina Williams. Oldest gravestones are those of his parents, Elizabeth (1789-1861) and George Williams (1786-1863). First called Williams Cemetery, it became known as Mt. Carmel after a Methodist church by that name was built nearby in 1883. An open chapel was added to the property in 1891; another erected in 1920 still stands. Maintained by Mt. Carmel Cemetery Association, the site has grown to 37.6 acres and contains about 10,000 graves. (1975)
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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