Leander in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Bagdad Cemetery

Photographed by Keith Peterson

1. Bagdad Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Opened 1857 with burial of 3-year-old John Babcock, whose father Charles later gave tract to community. Other early burials were Civil War veteran John Haile and Col. C. C. Mason.

Leander, founded 1882 when railroad bypassed Bagdad, shares use of this tract, enlarged in 1959 and 1966.

Erected 1972 by the Texas Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9030.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 30° 34.614′ N, 97° 52.224′ W. Marker is in Leander, Texas, in Williamson County. It is on County Road 2243 west of Bagdad Road (Route 278). Cemetery is at the corner of W FM-2243 at Bagdad Rd (CR-278). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leander TX 78641, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New

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Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Heinatz Homestead (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pickle-Mason House (approx. 0.6 miles away); A. S. Mason House (approx. ¾ mile away); Leander Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Leander United Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Leander Schools (approx. one mile away); Webster Massacre (approx. 1.1 miles away); Leander (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leander.

Also see . . . Bagdad Texas. Williamson County Texas History website entry (Submitted on September 6, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Additional commentary.
1. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The opening scene of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre was filmed in Bagdad Cemetery.

— Submitted March 2, 2017, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas.

Photographed by Keith Peterson, February 26, 2017

2. Bagdad Cemetery Marker

John Haile Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith Peterson

3. John Haile Gravestone

C.C. Mason Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith Peterson

4. C.C. Mason Gravestone

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,861 times since then and 82 times this year. Last updated on March 2, 2017, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on September 7, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 2. submitted on March 2, 2017, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 3, 4. submitted on December 2, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.