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

Cedarvale Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, February 11, 2022

1. Cedarvale Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The Cedarvale Cemetery traces its history to 1896, when Rufus A. Mathis was killed in a hunting accident and buried on land owned by D.P. Moore. At the time of his death, Mathis and other community leaders were in the process of establishing a cemetery for the community. Moore officially deeded four acres of land for a cemetery on March 14, 1896. By 1906 the Cedarvale Cemetery Association was established to care for the cemetery and subsequent purchases were made to enlarge the burial grounds. Many of Bay City's early settlers are buried here.

Erected 1992 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 774.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is March 14, 1896.

Location. 28° 59.837′ N, 95° 57.874′ W. Marker is in Bay City, Texas, in Matagorda County. It is at the intersection of Golden Avenue and Avenue J, on the left when traveling east on Golden Avenue. The marker is located at the entrance on the right front column to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2100 Golden Avenue, Bay City TX 77414,

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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eastview Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Daily Tribune and Matagorda County Tribune (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bethel Baptist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of Early Bay City School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bay City U.S.O. Building (approx. one mile away); Bay City Supreme Sacrifice Memorial (approx. one mile away); Matagorda County (approx. one mile away); Old Bay City Bank (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bay City.

The entrance to the Cedarvale Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 11, 2022

2. The entrance to the Cedarvale Cemetery and Marker

The view of the Cedarvale Cemetery and Marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 11, 2022

3. The view of the Cedarvale Cemetery and Marker from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 417 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 12, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.