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

Chilipitin Cemetery

Photographed By John A Hensarling, October 26, 2011

1. Chilipitin Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Early settlers Dario and Manuelita Douglas Tober acquired land here in 1877 and later set aside this site for a family cemetery. The oldest marked grave, that of teenager Nieves Douglas Tober, dates to 1903. The Tober family deeded the original tract to the Chilipitin Cemetery Association in 1910, and the site has been enlarged and used as a burial ground for the Miguel community and surrounding areas of Atascosa and Frio counties. The cemetery features curbed plots, highly decorated graves, religious iconography and an arched entryway in a South Texas prairie setting.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005

Erected 2005 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13619.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 28° 51.758′ N, 98° 47.502′ W. Marker is near Charlotte, Texas, in Atascosa County. Marker is on County Road 315W, 0.2 miles east of Farm to Market Road 140, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlotte TX 78011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 6.3 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road

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(approx. 6.4 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 12.4 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 13.2 miles away); Amphion and Amphion Cemetery (approx. 13½ miles away); Here William Alexander A. Wallace (approx. 13.6 miles away); Sand Branch Baptist Church (approx. 13.9 miles away); Site of Jose Antonio Navarro Ranch Headquarters (approx. 15.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

Photographed By John A Hensarling, October 26, 2011

2. Chilipitin Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2012, by John A Hensarling of Campbellton, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,258 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2012, by John A Hensarling of Campbellton, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.