Keller in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Bourland Cemetery

Photographed by J Frye, April 16, 2021

1. Bourland Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

Aurelius Delphus Bourland (1840-1904), a North Carolina native and a veteran of the Civil War, bought land here in 1873. A farmer and Primitive Baptist preacher, he first used this site as a family cemetery. The earliest marked grave is that of his grandson A. Delphus White, who died in 1886. In 1899 Bourland sold 2.5 acres, including the gravesites, to the residents of Keller (1.5 mi SW) for use as a public burial ground. Additional land was given by the families of Bourland in 1947 and A.B. Harmonson (1891-1967) in 1977. The gateway was built by the Works Progress Administration in 1935.

Erected 1981 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 470.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 32° 56.805′ N, 97° 14.597′ W. Marker is in Keller, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is on Bourland Road south of Bancroft Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 Bourland Road, Keller TX 76248, 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.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Baptist Church of Keller (approx. 0.8 miles away); Keller Methodist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mount Gilead Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Pioneer Stone Burial Cairns (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mount Gilead Baptist Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Keller (approx. 1.4 miles away); Star Stagecoach Route (approx. 1.6 miles away); Buck T. King Homestead (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Keller.

Photographed by J Frye, April 16, 2021

2. Bourland Cemetery Marker

Bourland Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J Frye, April 16, 2021

3. Bourland Cemetery and Marker

The Bourland Cemetery Gate, built by the WPA in 1935. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jackson Frye

4. The Bourland Cemetery Gate, built by the WPA in 1935.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 901 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. 4. submitted on October 7, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.