Near Thorndale in Milam County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Locklin Cemetery
(0.1 mi. W)
Photographed by Larry D. Moore, June 1, 2020
1. Locklin Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Locklin Cemetery. (0.1 mi. W). Abigale (Abigail) McLennan Fokes acquired a Mexican land grant here in 1835. Peter M. Mercer established a blacksmith shop in this area in the early 1840s. His burial in 1844 is the first recorded in this cemetery. Fokes later set aside this site for cemetery purposes. The cemetery is believed to be named for the extended family of early area settler William Lawson Locklin. It presently contains about 400 burials including many of this area's frontier settlers and their descendants and veterans of the Texas Revolution and Republic of Texas Army. It continues to serve the area.
Abigale (Abigail) McLennan Fokes acquired a Mexican land grant here in 1835. Peter M. Mercer established a blacksmith shop in this area in the early 1840s. His burial in 1844 is the first recorded in this cemetery. Fokes later set aside this site for cemetery purposes. The cemetery is believed to be named for the extended family of early area settler William Lawson Locklin. It presently contains about 400 burials including many of this area's frontier settlers and their descendants and veterans of the Texas Revolution and Republic of Texas Army. It continues to serve the area.
Erected 1994 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7982.)
Location. 30° 40.764′ N, 97° 11.398′ W. Marker is near Thorndale, Texas, in Milam County. It is on Farm to Market Road 486 0.3 miles south of Farm to Market Road 1331, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Thorndale TX 76577, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: San Gabriel Christian Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Worley Bridge (approx. 3.2 miles away);
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas.
