Bluff Cemetery

Benjamin Weatherly, a veteran of the U.S.-Mexico War and Civil War, donated approximately two acres here for a church and cemetery in the 1870s. The Baptist Church of Christ at Liberty organized here in 1878 and was associated with the burial ground for thirty years before moving to a new location. Weatherly, his wife Sarah (King), and three of their children are buried here. The Bluff Cemetery Committee expanded the graveyard boundaries in the 1940s through purchase of adjoining tracts. The Bluff Cemetery Association, organized in 1986, has more recently been responsible for maintenance of this historic site. The cemetery features grave slabs and marble, limestone and granite headstones. Historic Texas Cemetery-2007

Bluff Cemetery is a historical marker in Detroit, Red River County, dedicated in 2008. It is one of 39 historical markers documented in Red River County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.6801, -95.2171 near Detroit. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dean (cemetery), about 2.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Christian Church of Detroit, Garner, John Nance, and Detroit.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014650. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.