Marker Inscription
(1 mile north) Alfred W. Denny (d. 1877) came to Texas in 1853, settling first in Clarksville, and then moving to Weatherford in 1860. During the Civil War (1861-65) Denny served in a Ranger unit stationed at Stephenville that guarded Texas' western frontier. In 1867 he bought 320 acres, which included the site where he was later interred. There are 17 known gravesites of family members in the Denny Cemetery, including Denny's wife Mary Elizabeth and infant grandson Walter Calloway Baldwin, who was killed by a horse in 1879. The burial ground was restored in 1982. (1983)
About this site
Denny Cemetery is a historical marker in Bluff Dale, Erath County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 71 historical markers documented in Erath County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 144 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.3574, -98.0113 near Bluff Dale. The nearest cataloged historic site is Holt House (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Public Water Well, Old, Warnock, J. F., Hardware, and Bluff Dale Tabernacle.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5143001205. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
