Near Buffalo Gap in Taylor County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Buffalo Gap Cemetery
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 12, 2014
1. Buffalo Gap Cemetery Marker
Oldest public cemetery in Taylor County; used by residents of Buffalo Gap even before the earliest known headstones were erected about 1877.
In the older section of the ten-acre plot are 146 graves, many of Civil War veterans and pioneer citizens of Taylor County. Tract is still in use.
Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 559.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.
Location. 32° 15.925′ N, 99° 51.072′ W. Marker is near Buffalo Gap, Texas, in Taylor County. It can be reached from Farm to Market Road 89 1.4 miles west of Litel Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is approx. 1½ miles west of the town of Buffalo Gap. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buffalo Gap TX 79508, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Big Country. 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 Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buffalo Gap College (approx. 1.8 miles away); Town of Buffalo Gap (approx. 1.8 miles away); Vicinity of Indian Fight (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Ernie Wilson Museum (approx. 2 miles away); Taylor County (approx. 2 miles away); The Civilian Conservation Corps at Abilene State Park
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Also see . . . Buffalo Gap Cemetery Research. From the findagrave.com website. (Submitted on June 25, 2014.)
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 12, 2014
2. Buffalo Gap Cemetery Entrance
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3. Buffalo Gap Cemetery
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4. Buffalo Gap Cemetery
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5. Grave Headstones from the 1890s
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6. Gravesite of Enoch W. Hunt
Texas Cav
Confederate States Army
May 30, 1842 Mar 12, 1882
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,454 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 25, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
