Cemetery

Halyard

Colorado County · THC Atlas #7089002405

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About this site

Halyard is a cemetery in Colorado County, Texas. It is one of 59 cemeteries documented in Colorado County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 171 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.7378, -96.5876. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gay Hill Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Brune, Glidden, and Colorado County.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7089002405. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Halyard Cemetery is a small family graveyard set on a bluff on the west side of Highway 71 south of Shaw's Bend Road in Colorado County, named for the Halyard family. Only about five burials are known, with the earliest recorded death in 1891 and surviving markers for Alphonso Baker Halyard and Carroll Halyard.

Sources: coloradocountyhistory.org columbustexaslibrary.net

📍 29.7378, -96.5876 · Colorado County

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