Near Lorena in McLennan County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Fletcher Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, December 24, 2025

1. Fletcher Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery began with the 1868 burial of early settler Sample Carrigan, who is interred in an unmarked grave. The first marked burial site is that of Clinton A. Mahoney (1860-1868). The graveyard was used chiefly by the Carrigan, Needham, and Harris families until Catherine Carrigan Fletcher set aside three acres as a public cemetery in 1873. The burial ground served residents of several McLennan and Falls County communities, including Golinda, Mooresville, Robinson, Rosenthal, and Satin. A number of Civil War veterans are buried here.

Erected 1985 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1915.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 31° 25.884′ N, 97° 6.249′ W. Marker is near Lorena, Texas, in McLennan County. It is on U.S. 77 0.1 miles north of Anderson Ln, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lorena TX 76655, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Youngblood Memorial Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); St. John United Church of Christ (approx. 2.8 miles

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away); Hewitt Baptist Church (approx. 5.7 miles away); Cottonwood Baptist Church (approx. 5.9 miles away); Elite Cafe (approx. 6.7 miles away); North Prairie School (approx. 6.7 miles away); Edward Ferdinant Forsgard (approx. 7.1 miles away); Neil McLennan (approx. 7.1 miles away).

Fletcher Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 24, 2025

2. Fletcher Cemetery and Marker

Photographed by James Hulse, December 24, 2025

3. Fletcher Cemetery Marker

The view of the marker along the highway.

Fletcher Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 24, 2025

4. Fletcher Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 39 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 25, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.