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. 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.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.

Location. 33° 2.36′ N, 97° 36.65′ W. Marker is in Boyd, Texas, in Wise County. It 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.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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 Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Hope Cemetery and New Hope Baptist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Masonic Lodge #479 (approx. 3.7 miles away); Eagle Mountain Lake MCAS Auxiliary (Rhome Field) (approx. 4.8 miles away); Cottondale (approx. 5.8 miles away); "Machine Gun" Kelley (approx. 5.8 miles away); Teague Cemetery (approx. 6.2 miles away); Aurora Cemetery (approx. 6.4 miles away); George Lawson Bledsoe (approx. 6½ miles away).

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 595 times since then and 35 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.