Cemetery

Old Franklin

Robertson County · THC Atlas #7395008405

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About this site

Old Franklin is a cemetery in Robertson County, Texas. It is one of 56 cemeteries documented in Robertson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 124 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.0020, -96.5174. The nearest cataloged historic site is Franklin North and South Cemetery (historical marker), about 2.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Franklin, Robertson County Courthouse, and Franklin Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7395008405. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Old Franklin Cemetery marks the site of the first county seat of Robertson County, established on the headwaters of Mud Creek about a mile and a half southwest of present-day Franklin on land owned by Edward McMillan. The town held the county seat until 1850, when it moved to Wheelock, and the settlement and its cemetery have since largely vanished. Local accounts recall that burials clustered around the former All Faith's Church and that square coffin nails and displaced tombstones were later found on the land.

Sources: countygenweb.com

📍 31.0020, -96.5174 · Robertson County

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