The Orchard Apartment Homes in Round Rock in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Bratton Cemetery

Photographed by Keith Peterson, May 31, 2011

1. Bratton Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Kentucky native John Bratton (1812 - 1855) came to Texas with his family in 1837. Ten years later, Bratton purchased land in this area and set aside one acre for use as a burial ground for family and friends. The earliest known burial, that of Mary J. Robey, took place in 1847. There are more than 100 known gravesites in the Bratton Cemetery, and about 50 of the burials are marked only with fieldstones. A good example of a pioneer graveyard, in which many of the graves date from the 1800s, the Bratton Cemetery is a reminder of the area's local history.

Erected 1985 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14555.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 30° 28.736′ N, 97° 40.995′ W. Marker is in Round Rock, Texas, in Travis County. It is in The Orchard Apartment Homes. It is on West Louis Henna Boulevard East, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Austin TX 78728, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas

and in the Austin 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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Merrilltown Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Otto Reinke Building (approx. 2.1 miles away); Old Broom Factory Building

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Round Rock (approx. 2.1 miles away); Early Commercial Building (approx. 2.1 miles away); Andrew J. Palm House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Nelson-Crier House (approx. 2.2 miles away); A. J. and Carolina Anderson House (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Rock.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Sam Bass' Death Site (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. See marker for Merrilltown Cemetery. Bratton Cemetery is located on land that was part of the Merrilltown community.

Also see . . . Bratton Cemetery. Find A Grave entry for Bratton Cemetery, with history explaining ties to the settlement of Merrilltown. (Submitted on February 28, 2015, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas.)

Mary J. Robey image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith Peterson, May 31, 2011

2. Mary J. Robey

Earliest burial in 1847

Mary J. Robey (Close-up) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith Peterson, May 31, 2011

3. Mary J. Robey (Close-up)

Bratton Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith Peterson, May 31, 2011

4. Bratton Cemetery

John Bratton Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith Peterson, May 31, 2011

5. John Bratton Gravestone

Photographed by Keith Peterson, May 31, 2011

6. John Bratton Gravestone

Bratton Cemetery Surrounding image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith Peterson, May 31, 2011

7. Bratton Cemetery Surrounding

Looking west from the marker.

Bratton Cemetery Surroundings image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith Peterson, May 31, 2011

8. Bratton Cemetery Surroundings

Looking east from marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2011, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,979 times since then and 84 times this year. Last updated on August 16, 2021, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 30, 2011, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 7, 8. submitted on June 14, 2011, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.