Near Bluff Dale in Hood County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Glenn Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, January 3, 2025

1. Glenn Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Glenn Cemetery, in Hood County, was established to serve residents of Bluff Dale, an Erath County community west of this site. Andrew Jackson Glenn, for whom the burial ground is named, donated land for cemetery use in 1897. There were already graves on the property by then, the earliest dating to 1867. Many prominent early residents of Bluff Dale, including Glenn and veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War, are interred here. For more than 100 years, Glenn Cemetery has served residents of Bluff Dale and the surrounding area. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005

Erected 2005 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13562.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 32° 21.193′ N, 97° 59.47′ W. Marker is near Bluff Dale, Texas, in Hood County. It is on Glenn Cemetery Road (County Road 157) half a mile south of U.S. 377, on the left when traveling south. The marker is located at the front of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 Glenn Cemetery Road, Tolar TX 76476, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Denny Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge

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(approx. 2 miles away); Bluff Dale (approx. 2.2 miles away); Wesley Chapel Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); Tolar Tabernacle (approx. 4.7 miles away); Panter Branch School (approx. 5.9 miles away); Acrea Cemetery (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Colony Cemetery (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bluff Dale.

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

Photographed by James Hulse, January 3, 2025

2. The Glenn Cemetery and Marker

The view of the Glenn Cemetery from the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 3, 2025

3. The view of the Glenn Cemetery from the cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 296 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 5, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.