Near Bay City in Matagorda County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Hawley Cemetery

Photographed by Chris Kneupper

1. Hawley Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

Established 1854

Historic Texas Cemetery - 201
Marker is property of the State of Texas

Erected 2011 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17111.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 28° 53.932′ N, 96° 10.645′ W. Marker is near Bay City, Texas, in Matagorda County. It can be reached from Hawley Cemetery Road west of Highway 437, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bay City TX 77414, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Walter “Pudge” Heffelfinger (about 500 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Abel Head "Shanghai" Pierce (about 600 feet away); Old Hawley Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Deming’s Bridge Community (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grimes Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Masonic Lodge #411 (approx. 3.1 miles away); Blessing Library Association (approx. 3.2 miles away); Blessing State Bank (approx. 3.3 miles away).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Hawley Cemetery at Find-a-Grave. (Submitted on May 13, 2021, by Chris Kneupper of Brazoria, Texas.)

Photographed by Chris Kneupper

2. Hawley Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2021, by Chris Kneupper of Brazoria, Texas. This page has been viewed 439 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2021, by Chris Kneupper of Brazoria, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.