Cone Cemetery
Cone vicinity, Crosby County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Founded with burial, April 17,1897, of W. G. English, Father of J. P. and E. M. English; on land patented by the state to J. P. English, October 9, 1897. Title was adopted after post office was named in 1903 for rancher Stanton J. Cone. Cemetery was bought by Judge Pink L. Parrish for Crosby County, May 8, 1910. 1971
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Cone Cemetery took its first burial in April 1897, when W. G. English was laid to rest on land his son J. P. English patented from the state later that same year. The burial ground gained its name in 1903 from a local post office honoring rancher Stanton J. Cone, and in 1910 the county formally acquired the property for public use. It stands as a record of the ranching families who settled the high plains of Crosby County.
Why it matters
Small rural cemeteries like this one mark where scattered ranching families first put down permanent roots on the West Texas plains, turning open range into settled community.
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Related people
- · W. G. English
- · J. P. English
- · Stanton J. Cone
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