Near Bluffton in Llano County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Board Branch Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, December 29, 2023
1. Board Branch Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Board Branch Cemetery. . This graveyard developed as a public burial ground for the Lone Grove community and surrounding area on the property of W.A. and Sallie Templeton. According to oral history, the earliest grave on this site may be that of William Kinderly, reportedly killed by Indians in 1864. The earliest documented grave is that of Susan Reed (d. 1886), the wife of John S. Reed. There are more than eighty graves dating from 1900 or before. The cemetery is called Board Branch for a mill operation once located on nearby Board Branch Creek. Among the graves of interest on this site are those of Confederate veterans such as Dr. Cyrus Reeves, an army surgeon from Alabama, and eight others. Veterans of World War I, World War II, and other wars and conflicts are interred here, as well.
This graveyard developed as a public burial ground for the Lone Grove community and surrounding area on the property of W.A. and Sallie Templeton. According to oral history, the earliest grave on this site may be that of William Kinderly, reportedly killed by Indians in 1864. The earliest documented grave is that of Susan Reed (d. 1886), the wife of John S. Reed. There are more than eighty graves dating from 1900 or before. The cemetery is called Board Branch for a mill operation once located on nearby Board Branch Creek. Among the graves of interest on this site are those of Confederate veterans such as Dr. Cyrus Reeves, an army surgeon from Alabama, and eight others. Veterans of World War I, World War II, and other wars and conflicts are interred here, as well.
Erected 2000 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11696.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. 30° 49.552′ N, 98° 34.509′ W. Marker is near Bluffton, Texas, in Llano County. It can be reached from Lone Grove Ranch Road (County Road 216) 0.9 miles north of Farm to Market Road 2241. The marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bluffton TX 78607, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in 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.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Llano County (was approx. 5.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Lone Grove, TX. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on January 2, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, December 29, 2023
2. The Board Branch Cemetery and Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, December 29, 2023
3. The view of the Board Branch Cemetery and Marker from the road
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 2, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
