Sunset Cemetery (1979)

The earliest marked graves in this cemetery are those of James and Susan Dowdy's four children. They were killed by Indians in 1878, soon after the family migrated from Goliad. However, local tradition says the first interment in that of M. B. Shults. Plain stones mark burial sites of four Byas children who died in the 1880s typhoid epidemic. Early pioneer H. L. Nelson (1835-1922), who established Mountain Home Post Office, is buried here. Land for this 4-acre cemetery has been acquired from the A. E. Oehler heirs, M. D. Henderson, and Sunset School when it closed in 1953. (1979)

Sunset Cemetery is a historical marker in Kerrville, Kerr County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Kerr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 107 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.1571, -99.3508 near Kerrville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sunset Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Dowdy Tragedy of 1878, Dry Branch Cemetery, and Hunt Japonica Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5265005150. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.