Near Bastrop in Bastrop County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Old Red Rock Cemetery

Photographed by Larry D. Moore, May 4, 2020

1. Old Red Rock Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The town of Red Rock grew at the crossing of the Austin - Port Lavaca Stagecoach Road (now FM 812) and the Bastrop - Gonzales Trail (now CR 229). In 1892 the town moved one mile east to the newly-laid railroad. This site, with more than 370 graves, is the burial place of pioneer settlers, including Texas trail drivers and veterans of the Texas Revolution, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. The first documented burial was in 1864. Earlier graves may have been lost when homemade sandstone markers were removed. The cemetery is maintained by descendants of area pioneers.

Erected 1996 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9221.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 29° 57.942′ N, 97° 28.235′ W. Marker is near Bastrop, Texas, in Bastrop County. It is on Wilson Road (County Road 229) 0.3 miles south of Farm to Market Road 812, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Red Rock TX 78662, 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 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Red Rock Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rockne (approx. 3.2 miles away); Saint John Colony (approx. 4.6

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miles away); Samuel Wolfenberger (approx. 4.8 miles away); Isham Jones Good (approx. 8.4 miles away); Lincecum Cemetery (approx. 8.4 miles away); Bethel Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 8.8 miles away); Jeffrey Cemetery (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bastrop.

Old Red Rock Cemetery Marker Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry D. Moore, May 4, 2020

2. Old Red Rock Cemetery Marker Area

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 457 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas.