Raleigh Cemetery
Frost, Navarro County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Raleigh Cemetery was named for the community of Raleigh, an early settlement in Navarro County. Raleigh's post office was established in 1900, and for a time the town maintained a church, grist mill, blacksmith shop and school. Although the first marked grave is that of Lauretty Frost (1852-54), Raleigh Cemetery was not mentioned in the Navarro County deed books until 1885, when A. Barry and his wife, M. E. Barry, set aside 1.5 acres of land for a burial ground. The cemetery, which is still in use, contains approximately 170 graves.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This burial ground takes its name from Raleigh, an early Navarro County settlement that once supported a church, grist mill, blacksmith, and school around a post office opened in 1900. Its oldest marked grave dates to the 1850s, though the land was not formally set aside for burials until a local couple deeded an acre and a half in 1885, and the cemetery remains in use today.
Why it matters
It is the enduring memory of a vanished country community, outlasting the town whose name it still carries.
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