Cemetery

Belle Plain (Cemetery)

Callahan County · THC Atlas #7059000805

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About this site

Belle Plain is a cemetery in Callahan County, Texas. It is one of 12 cemeteries documented in Callahan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 46 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.2892, -99.3737. The nearest cataloged historic site is Belle Plaine Cemetery (historical marker), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Maltby, William Jeff, Belle Plain, and Belle Plain College.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7059000805. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Belle Plain Cemetery is the enduring remnant of Belle Plaine, which served as the first seat of Callahan County and was home to Belle Plain College, founded in 1881. Residents were burying their dead here by 1878, the oldest marked grave being that of sixteen-year-old Virgil Hill. The Texas & Pacific Railway bought the tract in 1879 and deeded it to the county in 1884; the Texas Historical Commission placed a marker at the cemetery in 1992.

Sources: hmdb.org tshaonline.org

Also at or near Callahan County

“Belle Plain” names 2 distinct records in Callahan County. This page is the cemetery. The others:

Belle Plain — Historical Marker in Baird vicinity (1936)

📍 32.2892, -99.3737 · Callahan County

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