Near Weimar in Colorado County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Osage Community Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, May 28, 2026
1. Osage Community Cemetery Marker
Osage first began as a community of new settlers, many from Tennessee and Mississippi, on the Blackland Prairie near spring-fed Harveys Creek. The community was deeded ten acres from the Henry Austin Five-League Survey in 1856, approximately one-quarter acre of which eventually was devoted to a community cemetery. In 1873, an additional acre was purchased for the cemetery.
Newly arrived settlers included the families of Burford, Goode, McLeary, Moore and Shaw. A few citizens of the Republic of Texas also moved to the Harveys Creek area when land became available. Six were buried in the Osage Community Cemetery: William B. and Sarah (McMillan) Scates, Robert G. Morgan and two of his daughters, Sallie and Eliza, and Elizas husband, James McMillan. Scates, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto, was buried in Osage before both he and his wife were reinterred in Austin at the Texas State Cemetery in 1929.
The monuments in the cemetery, as old as 1860, vary from handmade sandstone markers and false crypts using stone from Harveys Creek to imposing granite and marble obelisks. Masonic emblems and Confederate markers are numerous. Not all burials are marked; however, in 2001, a cenotaph was erected with names of forty-six of those known to be buried in the cemetery but for whom there was no existing marker. Standing the test of time, the Osage Community Cemetery remains a quiet testimony to those first men and women who braved the hardship of pioneer life and created a community that lives on in the hearts and minds of many.
Erected 2016
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.
Location. 29° 44.419′ N, 96° 42.966′ W. Marker is near Weimar, Texas, in Colorado County. It is at the intersection of County Road 205 and County Road 208, on the left when traveling east on County Road 205. The marker and cemetery are located 4.5 miles northwest of Weimar. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1375 Co Rd 208, Weimar TX 78962, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. 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: Old Osage (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Michaels Catholic Church (approx. 4½ miles away); Town of Weimar (approx. 4.7 miles away); Weimar Railroad Depot (approx. 4.7 miles away); Etta Moten Barnett (approx. 4.7 miles away); Weimar Masonic Lodge No. 423 (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Holman-Seifert Homestead (approx. 4.9 miles away); Weimar Masonic Cemetery (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weimar.
Photographed by James Hulse, May 28, 2026
2. Osage Community Cemetery and Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, May 28, 2026
3. Osage Community Cemetery Marker
The marker as viewed from the street, with the Old Osage marker visible in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
