Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery

Near the gravesite of outlaw Sam Bass, one-half acre of Old Round Rock Cemetery was set aside for slave burials. Enclosed by cedar posts and barbed wire, sites are marked head and foot with large limestone rocks. Some rocks are hand-grooved with names and dates. White graves here are dated as early as 1851. The first marked grave of a freed slave is dated 1880. Although there are 40 to 50 known burial sites of freedmen and the burial ground is still in use, no interments of former slaves occurred after the turn of the century.

Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery is a historical marker in Round Rock, Williamson County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 241 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 448 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.5175, -97.6975 near Round Rock. The nearest cataloged historic site is Slave Burial Grounds (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Round Rock Cemetery, Round Rock, and Hopewell Round Rock.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5491009339. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.