Fort Graham Cemetery

(3 miles northwest) Settlement in this area began shortly after Fort Graham, a frontier military post established here in 1849, was abandoned in 1853. The first recorded burial in this cemetery, named after the fort, was that of infant Charley Botkin in 1879. The cemetery was the only one of a number of historic graveyards in this area to remain undisturbed by the creation of Lake Whitney in the early 1950s. Among the more than 300 people buried here are many of the area's early settlers and their descendants. The cemetery remains active and is maintained by an association formed in 1966. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995

Fort Graham Cemetery is a historical marker in Whitney, Hill County, dedicated in 1995. It is one of 104 historical markers documented in Hill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.0252, -97.3527 near Whitney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Huron (historical marker), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Neal Bones Cemetery, Heath, and Fort Graham.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5217001985. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.