Stokes-Nelson Cemetery

Standing as a reminder of Bell County's pioneer heritage, this small family cemetery is representative of many similar graveyards in Texas. Peter and Mary Isabella Stokes came to this area from Virginia in the late 1850s, along with their children and Mrs. Stokes' parents, Nathaniel Bacon and Mary Speed Nelson. This family graveyard was begun on the Stokes farm in 1858 with the burial of a relative, Robert Venable. Among the ten graves here are those of Peter and Mary Stokes and N.B. and Mary Nelson. The cemetery was restored in the 1980s.

Stokes-Nelson Cemetery is a historical marker in Temple vicinity, Bell County, dedicated in 1989. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.0564, -97.2905 near Temple vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stokes-Nelson (cemetery), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Simmons-Oscar, Little Flock Cemetery and Primitive Baptist Church, and Couey.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027006486. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.