Round Rock in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery

Photographed by Keith Peterson

1. Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

Near the gravesite of outlaw Sam Bass, one-half acre of Old Round Rock Cemetery was set aside for slave burials. Enclosed by cedar posts and barbed wire, sites are marked head and foot with large limestone rocks. Some rocks are hand-grooved with names and dates. White graves here are dated as early as 1851. The first marked grave of a freed slave is dated 1880. Although there are 40 to 50 known burial sites of freedmen and the burial ground is still in use, no interments of former slaves occurred after the turn of the century.

Erected 1979 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9339.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 30° 31.012′ N, 97° 41.797′ W. Marker is in Round Rock, Texas, in Williamson County. It can be reached from CR175 (Sam Bass Rd). NW corner of Round Rock Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Round Rock TX 78664, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas

and in the Austin Metropolitan

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Area.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Round Rock Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Barker House (approx. ¼ mile away); Education in Round Rock (approx. 0.4 miles away); William M. Owen House Complex (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harrell Cemetery (approx. ¾ mile away); The Pioneer Builders (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Broom Factory Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); Otto Reinke Building (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Rock.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Round Rock (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing); Sam Bass' Death Site (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Keith Peterson, October 6, 2013

2. Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Sharon N. Goodman, April 6, 2013

3. Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery Marker

This sign is just next to the marker explaining about the Slave Cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,944 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 6, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 2. submitted on October 6, 2013, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 3. submitted on April 13, 2013, by Sharon N. Goodman of Round Rock, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.