Basinger in Okeechobee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Historic Basinger Cemetery

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 30, 2020

1. Historic Basinger Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Basinger, on the Okeechobee side of the Kissimmee River, was the beginning of present-day Okeechobee County. The first non-native settlers moved to the Basinger area after the Civil War. Many of the pioneers who moved to the area during the 1870s and 1880s were involved in the beef cattle industry, and the lush grasslands of the Kissimmee River valley offered new grazing land for their herds. By the turn of the 20th century, the area was a bustling cowboy community. The first person buried in the Basinger Cemetery was Noel Rabun Raulerson III, son of Noel Jr., and grandson of Rabun Raulerson. After Noel Rabun's death at age 24 in 1895, his father gave the land around his son's grave to the community for use as a cemetery. The land was deeded to "The Cemetery of the Methodist Episcopal Church South of Bassenger," dated September 3, 1896, but later it became the property of Okeechobee County. Early settlers to the area included the Alderman, Campbell, Chandler, Durrance, Holmes, Lofton, Parker, Raulerson, Thomas, Underhill, and Walker families. Settlers on the Highlands County side included the Daughtrey and Pearce families.

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Many members of these pioneer families and their descendants are interred here.

Erected 2019 by Okeechobee Historic Society, Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners, Descendants of Early Pioneer Families, Friends and Family Members of Love Ones Interred in this Cemetery, and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-1055.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 27° 23.061′ N, 81° 0.772′ W. Marker is in Basinger, Florida, in Okeechobee County. It is at the intersection of Northwest 144th Avenue and Northwest 178th Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Northwest 144th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Okeechobee FL 34972, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what

Historic Basinger Cemetery Marker looking south image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 30, 2020

2. Historic Basinger Cemetery Marker looking south

was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Basinger (approx. 2.9 miles away); Tantie School House #14 (approx. 12.7 miles away); Peter And Louisiana Chandler Raulerson Gravesite (approx. 13.8 miles away); The Florida Cow Dogs (approx. 14.6 miles away); Cutting Horse (approx. 14.6 miles away); Altobello Family (approx. 14.6 miles away); Florida Cattle Ranchers Committed to Conservation (approx. 14.6 miles away); Branding Cattle Ranching Tradition (approx. 14.6 miles away).

Historic Basinger Cemetery Marker looking west toward entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 30, 2020

3. Historic Basinger Cemetery Marker looking west toward entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,069 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 27, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.