Cemetery

Old Valera

Coleman County · THC Atlas #7083001005

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About this site

Old Valera is a cemetery in Coleman County, Texas. It is one of 18 cemeteries documented in Coleman County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 50 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.7620, -99.5535. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cleveland-Anson House (historical marker), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pauley, Richard A., Valera Cemetery, and Valera.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7083001005. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Old Valera Cemetery, near Valera in western Coleman County, records its first burial as that of Mrs. N.C. (Rivers) Kidwell in 1922. Among those interred is Dr. H.H. Mitchell, who came to Valera in 1905 as the town's only physician, helped found its first school, and served as a Baptist deacon and bank president. Veterans of conflicts from the Spanish-American War through the Korean War also rest here.

Sources: historic.one txgenwebcounties.org

📍 31.7620, -99.5535 · Coleman County

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Historical Marker

Cleveland-Anson House