Cambridge Cemetery
Henrietta, Clay County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Cambridge Cemetery, established circa 1852
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Cambridge Cemetery in Clay County traces its origins to about 1852, in the early years of Texas statehood when Anglo settlement was pushing into the north-central part of the state. A burial ground of this age marks one of the first permanent footholds of a pioneer community on this frontier. Its founding date places it among the older cemeteries in the region.
Why it matters
Even with little recorded, an 1850s cemetery signals where frontier families first settled and chose to bury their own, anchoring the origins of a local community.
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