Kerrville in Kerr County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Brown Cemetery

By Craig Doda, December 25, 2018

1. Brown Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

During the late 1840s, Joshua D. Brown (1816-1876) traveled from Gonzales and established a cypress shingle mill on the site of what is now Kerrville. This cemetery dates from 1872, when Brown's nephew, Thomas Goss was buried here. The graves of Brown and his wife, Sarah Jane (Goss), and Sarah's parents, the Rev. John and Mary Goss, are also located here. In 1923, use of part of the Brown Cemetery was granted to the Woman's Auxiliary of a local American Legion post for a veterans' burial ground that came to be called Kerrville National Cemetery.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 527.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 30° 0.8′ N, 99° 6.6′ W. Marker is in Kerrville, Texas, in Kerr County. Marker is on Spur 100, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kerrville TX 78028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Texas Lions Camp (approx. half a mile away); Gus F. Schreiner Home

By Craig Doda, December 25, 2018

2. Brown Cemetery Marker

(approx. 1.7 miles away); The Original Building of Tivy School (approx. 2.6 miles away); Saint Peter's Episcopal Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Notre Dame Catholic Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Christian Dietert Mill (approx. 2.8 miles away); Fawcett Furniture Building (1882) (approx. 2.8 miles away); Captain Joseph A. Tivy (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kerrville.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2020, by TeamOHE of Wauseon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 28 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2020, by TeamOHE of Wauseon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.