Oak Cliff in Dallas in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Five Mile Cemetery
Photographed by Kayla Harper, July 26, 2020
1. Five Mile Cemetery Marker
Abraham and Lucy (Myers) Bast and their seven children moved here from Kentucky to join the Peters Colony. In 1859, Abraham Bast donated one acre for a nondenominational church and school on the south side of Five Mile Creek. The adjacent burial ground may have been used in the 1840s, but the earliest known graves are those of Bast and Arthur Ledbetter from 1859. Ledbetter lived in Dallas County eleven years and established four Baptist churches. James Horton and David King also donated land for the church and graveyard. Burials include area pioneers and two Confederate soldiers. Five Mile Baptist Church moved to another site in the 1960s. The cemetery has hundreds of burials and is still in use.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006
Marker is the property of the State of Texas
Erected 2006 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6710.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 32° 42.418′ N, 96° 52.987′ W. Marker is in Dallas, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in Oak Cliff. It can
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Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Hord Log Cabin (approx. 0.6 miles away); Oak Cliff Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Forgotten War Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); American Legion (approx. 3.1 miles away); Elks Lodge Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); Veterans of Tarrant County Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); Final Fly-By Salute (approx. 3.1 miles away);
Photographed by Kayla Harper, July 26, 2020
2. Five Mile Cemetery Marker
More about this marker. The marker can be found by entering the main entrance and driving all the way back to the north side of the cemetery.
Photographed by Kayla Harper, July 26, 2020
3. Five Mile Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,972 times since then and 155 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
