Marker Inscription
The oldest documented graves in this cemetery date to 1889, three years after the founding of Carson City (later renamed Panhandle), the first town in the county. Among those buried here are Civil War veterans and area pioneer families. Gravestone designs range from simple to elaborate, and the cemetery also contains many unmarked graves. The Panhandle Cemetery has also served people in surrounding communities. Additional land acquisitions have increased the size of the graveyard over the years, and a small chapel was built in 1965. (1990) (Historic Texas Cemetery medallion)
About this site
Panhandle Cemetery is a historical marker in Panhandle, Carson County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Carson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.3538, -101.3707 near Panhandle. The nearest cataloged historic site is John A.Holmes (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Terminus of the Santa Fe Railroad_Panhandle, Texas, Last Great Panhandle Cattle Drive to Montana, and Finch-Lord-Nelson and the Founding of Panhandle City.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5065003927. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
