Pioneer Stone Burial Cairns

Scattered throughout many of the pioneer cemeteries in Texas are unusual stone structurers, or burial cairns, built by the early settlers to memorialize their dead. Primarily surface structures of native stone, the cairns vary in design and workmanship. Their use, however, is representative of traditional burial customs prevalent in the South during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Although their specific purpose and origin are subject to theory, cairns such as these are outstanding examples of pioneer lore and tradition.

Pioneer Stone Burial Cairns is a historical marker in Keller, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 354 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 458 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.9497, -97.2211 near Keller. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mount Gilead Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mt. Gilead, Mount Gilead Baptist Church, and Keller Methodist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439004034. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.