Near Randolph in Fannin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Buchanan Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, December 27, 2024

1. Buchanan Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Alexander Buchanan (1796-1846), his wife Delilah (1806-1870), and their eleven children moved to the Republic of Texas from Illinois in 1844. They settled on a 320-acre farm at this site in January 1846. Alexander Buchanan died that same year and was buried on his farm in what became the Buchanan Cemetery. Delilah Buchanan continued to live on the farm until her death and was buried next to her husband. Some of their children and descendants, many of whom became Fannin County business and civic leaders, also are interred in the family graveyard.

Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8851.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1846.

Location. 33° 28.937′ N, 96° 15.926′ W. Marker is near Randolph, Texas, in Fannin County. It is on County Road 4550 half a mile State Road 11, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located at the front of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 464 Co Rd 4550, Whitewright TX 75491, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lindsey-Randolph Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ely (approx. 3.9 miles away); Edhube Baptist Church

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(approx. 4.1 miles away); Burns Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); First Methodist Church of Trenton (approx. 5½ miles away); Y.B. Reed (approx. 5½ miles away); Trenton (approx. 5½ miles away); First National Bank of Trenton (approx. 5½ miles away).

Buchanan Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 27, 2024

2. Buchanan Cemetery and Marker

The view of the Buchanan Cemetery and Marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 27, 2024

3. The view of the Buchanan Cemetery and Marker from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 29, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.