Details for Baby Head Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5299009432

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Marker Number 9432
Atlas Number 5299009432
Marker Title Baby Head Cemetery
Index Entry Baby Head Cemetery
Address SH 16
City Llano
County Llano
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 532815
UTM Northing 3417145
Subject Codes cemetery; pioneers; communities
Marker Year 1991
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location from Llano take SH 16 N approximately 9.5 mi., marker on E side 1.3 mi. N of CR 216
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text According to local oral tradition, the name Babyhead was given to the mountain in this area in the 1850s, when a small child was killed by Indians and its remains left on the mountain. A local creek also carried the name, and a pioneer community founded in the 1870s became known as Baby Head. The oldest documented grave here is that of another child, Jodie May McKneely, who died on New Year's Day 1884. The cemetery is the last physical reminder of the Baby Head community, which once boasted numerous homes, farms, and businesses. (1991)

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