Near Yancey in Frio County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Tehuacana Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, December 11, 2020
1. Tehuacana Cemetery Marker
Original 1.86 acre site given by James E. and Amanda R. Bandy. First burial was in 1875. Community acquired adjoining 3.6 acres in 1880 for a log church and a day, writing, and music school; added 6.2 acres in 1881 for a frame parsonage and church called Wilson Chapel and Salem Sunday School. Tehuacana Church moved to Medina County in 1900. Buried here are early pioneers: victims of 1882-1884 smallpox epidemics; twelve Confederate veterans; Levi Wilson, one of three original church trustees.
Erected 1967 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 5217.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.
Location. 29° 5.325′ N, 99° 7.184′ W. Marker is near Yancey, Texas, in Frio County. It is on Yancey Road (County Highway 1301) one mile north of County Highway 1520, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yancey TX 78886, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country. 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Yancey, Texas (approx. 3.7 miles away); Yancey United Methodist Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Moore Catholic Cemetery (approx. 7 miles away); Moore Cemetery (approx. 7.6 miles away); Black Creek Baptist Church (approx. 8.9 miles away); Biry Bridge (approx. 9½ miles away); Frio County (approx. 11 miles away); The Upper Presidio Road (approx. 11.4 miles
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Also see . . . Epidemic Diseases. The Handbook of Texas (Submitted on December 15, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, December 11, 2020
2. Tehuacana Cemetery and Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, December 11, 2020
3. Tehuacana Cemetery Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 646 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 16, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
