Near Valley Spring in Llano County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Salem Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, December 29, 2023

1. Salem Cemetery Marker

Inscription. William Leggette Lewis, a physician and ordained Methodist minister who served in the Civil War, came to Texas with his family in 1878. Lewis land probably was used for a family and community burial ground before 1884, when Rebecca Ann Stevenson, the daughter of Joseph M. and Eliza T. Stevenson, was interred in the earliest marked grave on this site. Dr. Lewis' son, M. Dee Lewis was interred here a month later. Dr. Lewis and his wife Isabelle D. (Palmer) Lewis, deeded 100 square yards of land for the cemetery to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1888. Of the more than 209 known graves in the Salem Cemetery, 61 are unmarked; a few have initials scratched on rocks. Twelve graves are those of Civil War veterans. Others served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.

Erected 1999 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12036.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 30° 47.881′ N, 98° 47.934′ W. Marker is near Valley Spring, Texas, in Llano County. It is on County Road 402A 1.4 miles south of County Road 402, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located just past the entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1132 Co Rd 402A, Llano TX 78643, United States of America. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Valley Springs Primitive Baptist Church

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(approx. 3.4 miles away); Community of Valley Spring (approx. 4.3 miles away); Valley Spring Cemetery (approx. 5 miles away); Badu House (approx. 7.8 miles away); a different marker also named Badu House (approx. 7.9 miles away); Cassaday Grey Granite Company Office Building (approx. 7.9 miles away); Former Site of Bruhl's Drugstore (approx. 7.9 miles away); Llano Branch (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valley Spring.

The Salem Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 29, 2023

2. The Salem Cemetery and Marker

The view of the Salem Cemetery and Marker from the road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 29, 2023

3. The view of the Salem 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 521 times since then and 129 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 2, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.