Pin Oak Cemetery
Flatonia, Fayette County, Texas
Marker Inscription
The first burials at this site, now unmarked, were for two ailing soldiers who died here following the Battle of Salado Creek near San Antonio in 1842. The oldest marked grave is that of Lee F.T. Cottle (1788-1845). Located on property once held by the Routh family, this burial ground served both the communities of Black Jack Springs and Pin Oak and has been known by both names. An association, over 100 years old, cares for these grounds that chronicle settlers of the Republic of Texas era; slaves; veterans of the War of 1812, the Texas Revolution and the Civil War; and many area pioneers and their descendants. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Pin Oak Cemetery's first, now-unmarked, burials were two soldiers who died here after the 1842 Battle of Salado Creek near San Antonio, and its oldest marked grave is that of Lee F.T. Cottle, who died in 1845. Set on land once held by the Routh family, the ground served the neighboring Black Jack Springs and Pin Oak communities and carries both names. A cemetery association more than a century old has cared for graves that include Republic of Texas-era settlers, enslaved people, and veterans of the War of 1812, the Texas Revolution, and the Civil War.
Why it matters
The burial ground is a cross-section of frontier Texas society—settlers, the enslaved, and soldiers of successive wars—preserved in one small Fayette County plot.
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Related people
- · Lee F.T. Cottle
Related events
- · Battle of Salado Creek (1842)
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