Cemetery

Bright

Lavaca County · THC Atlas #7285004005

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About this site

Bright is a cemetery in Lavaca County, Texas. It is one of 70 cemeteries documented in Lavaca County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.3157, -96.6970. The nearest cataloged historic site is Miller (cemetery), about 7.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Vienna (Cheney Settlement), Haidusek, and Willow Creek.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7285004005. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Bright Cemetery is one of the older burial grounds in Lavaca County, located on the east side of Farm Road 530 just past its junction with FM 2437. Its oldest marker is for the child Caldonia Bright, who died November 8, 1856. The cemetery takes its name from the pioneer Bright family whose early graves it holds.

Sources: lavacacountyhistory.org

📍 29.3157, -96.6970 · Lavaca County

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