Along with law-abiding and God-fearing men and women were buried here, often without benefit of clergy, men who "died with their boots on". The name was borrowed from a cemetery in Dodge City, Kansas, while it was a resort of buffalo hunters and trail drivers. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Boot Hill Cemetery
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Boot Hill Cemetery is a historical marker in Boys Ranch, Oldham County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Oldham County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 12 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.5308, -102.2631 near Boys Ranch. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Tascosa (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Oldham County, The Historic LS, and Tascosa Courthouse, 1884.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5359000454. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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