Sunrise Beach Village in Llano County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Sandy Mountain Cemetery

Photographed by Larry D. Moore, March 9, 2023

1. Sandy Mountain Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The Sandy Mountain community boasted a post office as early as 1859, but records of the first use of this site for burials may have been lost when the county courthouse burned in 1892. The death of an infant Marion Walter Allen in 1873 is recorded on the oldest marked grave at this site. His father, D.P. Allen, sold this land to William A. Wootan in 1874, and in subsequent transactions for this one-acre tract, also known as the Wootan Graveyard, it was set aside as a burial ground. A cemetery association formed in 1980 oversees the affairs and care of this site that chronicles the settlement and growth of this area of Llano County.

Erected 2001. (Marker Number 17421.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 30° 36.17′ N, 98° 24.745′ W. Marker is in Sunrise Beach Village, Texas, in Llano County. It is on Circle Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fisher - Miller - Grant (approx. 3 miles away); The Antlers Caboose Rooms (approx. 4.2 miles away); McKinley Coach (approx. 4.2 miles away); Antlers Hotel (approx. 4.2 miles away); Charles Haynes (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Tobey Community Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); Fuchs Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); Packsaddle Mountain (approx. 6.3 miles away).

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Photographed by Larry D. Moore, March 9, 2023

2. Sandy Mountain Cemetery Marker Area

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2023, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2023, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas.