Marker Inscription
Established in 1891, two years after the founding of the city of Robert Lee. Developers L.B. Harris and Eugene Cartledge, as president and secretary of the Austin and Northern Land and Cattle Company, on Sept. 29, 1891, sold for $1.00 this 11.7 - acre burial ground. Already site of several graves, it was deeded to Hayrick Lodge No. 696, A.F. & A.M., for "sole use as cemetery grounds for the members, relatives, and friends". Later it was named by the lodge. Buried here are 34 Civil War veterans, as well as soldiers of later wars and members of many of the families in Robert Lee. (1973)
About this site
Robert Lee Cemetery is a historical marker in Robert Lee, Coke County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Coke County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 33 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8977, -100.4751 near Robert Lee. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pearce, Henry Davis (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gates, Cary Allen, Murray, Locklin Bartholomew, and First Methodist Church of Robert Lee.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5081004300. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
