Near Burnet in Burnet County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Naruna Cemetery
Photographed by Keith Peterson, December 30, 2007
1. Naruna Cemetery Marker
William M. Spitler became Narunas first postmaster in 1878, and he named the town after the riverboat that carried him to Texas from Tennessee. At that time, Naruna was an agricultural community with store, school, churches, fraternal lodges and this cemetery, one of few reminders of the town, which was bypassed by the railroad in the 1800s. The cemeterys first marked burial dates to 1841; the land was deeded as a cemetery decades later, in 1886, by J.W. Hoover. Many graves are marked only by plain stones or remembered in stories told to settlers descendants, who continue to maintain the cemetery.
Erected 2003 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15408.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.
Location. 30° 59.368′ N, 98° 19.025′ W. Marker is near Burnet, Texas, in Burnet County. It is on FM-1478 close to Dobyville Cemetery Rd., on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Burnet TX 78611, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country. 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, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Naruna Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Dobyville Cemetery (approx. 6.2 miles away); Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wolf
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Photographed by Keith Peterson, December 30, 2007
2. Naruna Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2010, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,327 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2010, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
