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A very old graveyard of Anglo-Texas. Started about 1823 on league of Judge J. P. Cole, one of the "Old 300" in the Austin Colony. A daughter, Madora Cole McCrocklin, gave the site. Many statesmen, educators, physicians, lawyers, war veterans and other "Old Texians" are buried here.
Old Independence Cemetery is a historical marker in Independence, Washington County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 156 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.3283, -96.3610 near Independence. The nearest cataloged historic site is General James Willie (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Liberty Community Cemetery, Moses Austin Bryan, and Liberty Community Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008358. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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