Near Huntsville in Walker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Buck Foster Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, March 31, 2022
1. Buck Foster Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Buck Foster Cemetery, also known as Foster or Loma Cemetery, is located about twelve miles west of Huntsville in the eastern part of the Loma Community. The cemetery was officially created when William Harrison "Buck" Foster (1835-1908) sold 100 acres of land in 1882 to W.L. Sandel reserving one acre for a cemetery. However, prior to the sale, this land was used as a burial ground for people in the surrounding community as evidenced by the eroded sandstone markers in the northwest section of the cemetery. With hundreds of burials, the Buck Foster Cemetery served nearby rural communities of Loma, Gladstone and New Hope., One of the earliest marked graves is that of Nancy (Gibson) McCulloch Heath (1817-1875), one half Choctaw and one half German. Nancy came to Texas from Illinois in 1845 with her husband, Samuel David McCulloch, and two children. According to county history, David died in 1848 and was buried here, but the exact location is lost to time. Nancy married her neighbor, William Heath (1821-1882) and they had seven sons. The oldest marked tombstone in Buck Foster Cemetery marks the grave of William McCulloch (1846-1870), Nancy and David's son. Many of Nancy's descendants are buried here., Gravestone materials include sandstone, concrete, granite, marble and steel, and are adorned with a variety of symbols such as Masonic and Eastern Star symbols, religious symbols, and images of ranching farming, sports and music. Many military veterans dating from the Civil War are buried here. This historic cemetery is a testament to the pioneering men and women in southwestern Walker County.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2011.
Buck Foster Cemetery, also known as Foster or Loma Cemetery, is located about twelve miles west of Huntsville in the eastern part of the Loma Community. The cemetery was officially created when William Harrison "Buck" Foster (1835-1908) sold 100 acres of land in 1882 to W.L. Sandel reserving one acre for a cemetery. However, prior to the sale, this land was used as a burial ground for people in the surrounding community as evidenced by the eroded sandstone markers in the northwest section of the cemetery. With hundreds of burials, the Buck Foster Cemetery served nearby rural communities of Loma, Gladstone and New Hope.
One of the earliest marked graves is that of Nancy (Gibson) McCulloch Heath (1817-1875), one half Choctaw and one half German. Nancy came to Texas from Illinois in 1845 with her husband, Samuel David McCulloch, and two children. According to county history, David died in 1848 and was buried here, but the exact location is lost to time. Nancy married her neighbor, William Heath (1821-1882) and they had seven sons. The oldest marked tombstone in Buck Foster Cemetery marks the grave of William McCulloch (1846-1870), Nancy and David's son. Many of Nancy's descendants are buried here.
Gravestone materials include sandstone, concrete, granite, marble and steel, and are adorned with a variety of symbols such
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as Masonic and Eastern Star symbols, religious symbols, and images of ranching farming, sports and music. Many military veterans dating from the Civil War are buried here. This historic cemetery is a testament to the pioneering men and women in southwestern Walker County.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2011
Erected 2011 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17520.)
Location. 30° 40.896′ N, 95° 45.961′ W. Marker is near Huntsville, Texas, in Walker County. It is on Morgan Road 0.2 miles north of State Highway 30, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24 Morgan Road, Bedias TX 77831, 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.
3. The view of the Buck Foster Cemetery and Marker from the road
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
