Hoover's Valley Cemetery
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N 30° 42.250 W 098° 22.849
14R E 559293 N 3396980
This little subject marker is affixed to a short pink granite monument next to Park Road 4 where County Road 119 ends. The cemetery it commemorates is on the opposite side of PR 4 in Burnet.
Waymark Code: WM14QN6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/11/2021
Views: 4
Marker erected by the Texas State Historical Survey Committee.
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Hoover's Valley Cemetery
Address
City Burnet
County Burnet
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 559197
UTM Northing 3396768
Subject Codes graveyards
Marker Year 1969
Marker Location from Burnet take US 281S approx. 5 mi., then west on Park Road 4 approx. 8.5 miles; then north on FM 2342 .5 mi. to ROW at intersection of FM 2342 and CR 119
Marker Size 20" x 20"
Marker Number: 9720
Marker Text:
Established in 1850 by the Rev. Isaac Hoover, of local Methodist Protestant church. He came from Tennessee; soon initiated services in nearby Oak Grove.
Oldest stone dates from about 1850. Another grave is of Whitlock family, killed by Indians. Marked graves total 157; unmarked, 88. Tract is still in use. (1969)
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