Corpus Christi in Nueces County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Nuecestown Cemetery
This burial ground served the original residents of the Nuecestown community. The settlement was established in 1852 by Col. Henry Lawrence Kinney (b. 1814) who owned a trading post at Corpus Christi, 13.5 miles southeast. Originally called "The Motts" because of a grove of large trees, it was later named for the nearby Nueces River.
Land was deeded to the settlers by the H.L. Kinney Estate for use as a public cemetery. The earliest known grave is that of Elizabeth Beynon who died in Nuecestown on December 4, 1854, at the age of four. Her parents Benjamin and Elizabeth B. Beynon died the following year and are also buried here.
Two citizens interred at this site, William Ball (1831-1897) and George Frank (1834-1904), were kidnapped by bandits in an 1875 raid on the community. Both men managed to escape their captors and returned to Nuecestown. Other graves include those of six confederate veterans of the civil war, one World War I veteran, and one victim of the 1919 hurricane.
Nuecestown was once the site of a Stagecoach Inn, public ferry, meat packing plant, cotton gin, post office, school, general store, churches, and blacksmith shop, but only the cemetery remains.
Erected 1980 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3624.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.
Location. 27° 50.924′ N, 97° 35.424′ W. Marker is in Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County. Marker is on Leopard Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11408 Leopard St, Corpus Christi TX 78410, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Nuecestown Schoolhouse (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hilltop Tuberculosis Sanitorium (about 600 feet away); Nuecestown Raid (approx. half a mile away); Nuecestown (approx. half a mile away); Old Saint Anthony's Catholic Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Sie Sind Willkommen (approx. 4.6 miles away); Violet, Texas (approx. 4.6 miles away); Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corpus Christi.
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