Baby Head Cemetery - Llano County, TX - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

The origin of the name "Baby Head" is a grim one; Indians killed a child and left the remains on the mountain. One source states that the baby's head was found mounted on a pole. The mountain, a creek, and eventually a settlement were all named Baby Head. Little remains of the settlement other than this cemetery; the 1990 census reported a population of twenty. This waymark is at Baby Head Cemetery, on the east side of Highway 16; there is a pull out here with room for a few cars and a Texas Historical Marker. The text on the marker is:

According to local oral tradition, the name Babyhead was given to the mountain in this area in the 1850s when a small child was killed by Native Americans in the United States, and its remains left on the mountain. A local creek also carried the name, and a pioneer community founded in the 1870s became known as Baby Head. The oldest documented grave here is that of another child, Jodie May McKneely, who died on New Year's Day 1884. The cemetery is the last physical reminder of the Baby Head community, which once had numerous farms, homes and businesses.

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Texas Historical Marker (on site)
Atlas Obscura
Wikipedia

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