This graveyard developed as a public burial ground for the Lone Grove community and surrounding area on the property of W. A. and Sallie Templeton. According to oral history, the earliest grave on this site may be that of William Kinderly, reportedly killed by Indians in 1864. The earliest documented grave is that of Susan Reed (d. 1886), the wife of John S. Reed. There are more than eighty graves dating from 1900 or before. The cemetery is called Board Branch for a mill operation once located on nearby Board Branch Creek. Among the graves of interest on this site are those of Confederate veterans such as Dr. Cyrus Reeves, an Army surgeon from Alabama, and eight others. Veterans of World War I, World War II, and other wars and conflicts are interred here, as well. (2000)
Board Branch Cemetery
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Board Branch Cemetery is a historical marker in Llano, Llano County, dedicated in 2000. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Llano County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 125 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.8259, -98.5751 near Llano. The nearest cataloged historic site is Unknown Graves SE of Board Branch (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lone Grove School, Flat Rock Cemetery, and Isaac Byler Maxwell.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5299011696. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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