Boys Ranch in Oldham County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Boot Hill Cemetery

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

1. Boot Hill Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Along with law-abiding and God-fearing men and women were buried here, often without benefit of clergy, men who "died with their boots on". The name was borrowed from a cemetery in Dodge City, Kansas, while it was a resort of buffalo hunters and trail drivers.

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 454.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.

Location. 35° 31.847′ N, 102° 15.773′ W. Marker is in Boys Ranch, Texas, in Oldham County. It can be reached from Route 233 Spur. Marker is located in cemetery, on hill northwest of Spur 233 and Rodeo Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boys Ranch TX 79010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

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 Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Quanah Parker Trail (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oldham County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Tascosa (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Historic LS (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cal Farley's Boys Ranch (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tascosa Courthouse, 1884

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Tascosa (approx. 0.4 miles away); Matador Cowboys Reunion Association (approx. 11.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boys Ranch.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

2. Boot Hill Cemetery Marker

Boot Hill Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

3. Boot Hill Cemetery

Graves of Ed King, Frank Valley and Fred D. Chilton, all killed March 21, 1886.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

4. Boot Hill Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,050 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 23, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.