Marker Inscription
(Also known as Metcalfe-Spence Cemetery) Replaced older burial plot at nearby settlement of Ben Ficklin, after flood of Aug. 24, 1882, washed away the town and inundated the cemetery, exposing many graves. Charles B. Metcalfe, nephew of Col. Francis C. Taylor, founder of Ben Ficklin, selected this site, on higher ground, to reinter remains of relatives, including Col. Taylor, and bury his mother, sister, and another uncle, victims of the flood. Final resting place of many Tom Green County pioneers. Cemetery and village were named for owner of San Antonio-El Paso mail line, Ben Ficklin. (1973) Historic Texas Cemetery medallion attached to post in 2010.
About this site
Ben Ficklin Cemetery is a historical marker in San Angelo, Tom Green County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Tom Green County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 130 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4051, -100.4390 near San Angelo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tom Green County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Major Ben Ficklin, C.S.A., Site of Ben Ficklin, and Fairmont Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5451001592. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
