Near Poteet in Atascosa County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Anchorage Cemetery

Photographed by John A Hensarling, June 21, 2012

1. Anchorage Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The family of William and Mary Allen Stiggins emigrated here from Prince Edward Island, Canada, in 1882. Included in the group were their daughter Mary Jane (1855-1935), who had studied medicine, and her fiancé Thomas Whittet (1838-1913), a former sea captain. Whittet is credited with naming this place Anchorage, declaring that this spot would be where the former seafarer would drop anchor.

Thomas and Mary Jane married in the early 1880s, and in 1896 they deeded land for a church and cemetery to serve the communities of Anchorage and Rossville (2 mi. NE). The oldest marked graves, for Mary Allen Stiggins and Annie Theresa Farran, both date to 1896. The Whittets’ general store served as the Anchorage Post Office from 1889 to 1935. Mary Jane practiced medicine throughout the area and delivered many babies, including all nine children in the J.M. Rogers family.

George Bopp, Jr. (1924-1945), a World War II casualty, is buried here. A frame church stood until 1958, replaced by a cinder block building on the same site. By 1979, the congregation was inactive, and the property was deeded to the Anchorage Cemetery Association, which maintains this burial ground and chapel.
Historic Texas Cemetery – 2005

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.

Location. 29° 4.08′ N, 98° 42.53′ W. Marker is near Poteet, Texas, in Atascosa County. It is at the intersection of Route 2504 and Brooks Lane, on the left when traveling north on Route 2504. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Poteet TX 78065, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country

and in the San Antonio 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rossville Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Rossville (approx. 1.9 miles away); Sand Branch Baptist Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Site of Jose Antonio Navarro Ranch Headquarters (approx. 3.7 miles away); Amphion and Amphion Cemetery (approx. 6.6 miles away); Gates Valley Community (approx. 7.7 miles away); Rutledge Cemetery (approx. 7.8 miles away); First Baptist Church of Poteet (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Poteet.

Photographed by John A Hensarling, June 21, 2012

2. Anchorage Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2012, by John A Hensarling of Campbellton, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,214 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2012, by John A Hensarling of Campbellton, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.