Near Waelder in Gonzales County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Saturn Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, October 5, 2022

1. Saturn Cemetery Marker

Inscription. A community began to develop near this site during the 1870s and was known by several names, including Possum Trot, Prickly Pear, and Ettowa before a post office was established under the name Saturn in 1902. Hugh and Elizabeth (Burleson) McMillan sold two acres at this site to the Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church for a cemetery in 1882. The site was already the resting place of their daughter Martha McMillan Dubose, who died in 1880. The burial ground continued to be used by the McMillan and Dubose families, as well as other members of the Saturn community. A cemetery association was formed in 1974 to oversee the operations of the cemetery, which serves as a reminder of early Gonzales County pioneers. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2007

Erected 2007 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16513.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 29° 35.966′ N, 97° 20.494′ W. Marker is near Waelder, Texas, in Gonzales County. It is on State Highway 97 0.1 miles east of County Highway 388, on the left when traveling

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west. The marker is located at the north entrance to the Saturn Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8099 E State Hwy 97, Waelder TX 78959, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Andrew Zumwalt (approx. 3½ miles away); Mt. Eden Community (approx. 4 miles away); Ralph Bunche High School (approx. 6.8 miles away); The Town of Waelder (approx. 7 miles away); Waelder Veteran's Memorial (approx. 7 miles away); Waelder City Cemetery (approx. 7 miles away); Hopkinsville Lodge No. 183, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 7.1 miles away); Leander C. Cunningham (approx. 7.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waelder.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 5, 2022

2. Saturn Cemetery Marker

The view of the Saturn Cemetery Marker from the driveway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 5, 2022

3. The view of the Saturn Cemetery Marker from the driveway

The entrance to the Saturn Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 5, 2022

4. The entrance to the Saturn Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 624 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.