Boyd in Wise County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Keeter Cemetery
Photographed By J Frye, March 18, 2020
1. Keeter Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Keeter Cemetery. . For over 100 years beginning in 1882 this cemetery has been the sole graveyard serving the community of Keeter. The oldest recorded gravesite in the cemetery is that of Ida Mae Ryan (1881-1882). Albert Lafayette Keeter, for whom the community of Keeter was named, donated this property for use as a cemetery in 1891. While Keeter's daughter, Leonah, is thought to be buried here, he left this area and is believed to be buried in Hardeman County. At least three veterans of the American Civil War and two are veterans of World War II buried here.
For over 100 years beginning in 1882 this cemetery has been the sole graveyard serving the community of Keeter. The oldest recorded gravesite in the cemetery is that of Ida Mae Ryan (1881-1882). Albert Lafayette Keeter, for whom the community of Keeter was named, donated this property for use as a cemetery in 1891. While Keeter's daughter, Leonah, is thought to be buried here, he left this area and is believed to be buried in Hardeman County. At least three veterans of the American Civil War and two are veterans of World War II buried here.
Erected 1993 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2909.)
Location. 33° 2.36′ N, 97° 36.65′ W. Marker is in Boyd, Texas, in Wise County. Marker is on County Road 4681, 0.6 miles north of Farm to Market Road 2048, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boyd TX 76023, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Keeter Cemetery Wise County, Texas. Layout Map, Table of Information & Links to Headstone Pictures (Submitted on March 19, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas.)
Photographed By J Frye, March 18, 2020
2. Keeter Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
