Rochelle Cemetery

Rochelle Cemetery (HM26WZ)

Location: Rochelle, TX 76872 McCulloch County
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N 31° 12.871', W 99° 11.349'

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E.E. Willoughby (1853-1935), a cattleman from Tarrant County, moved to Rochelle (then about 1.5 mi. SE) in 1883. He acquired land here in 1886 along the Brady - San Saba Road. In 1889 he donated two acres near this site for the community's school and church building. Moved here from its original 1886 site about one mile south.

When Willoughby's 19-month-old son Ernest Eckie died in 1894, he buried the infant near the school. In 1896, Willoughby deeded one acre here as the Rochelle Cemetery. A new school was built here in 1899.

The community and schoolhouse were moved in 1903 about 2 miles northwest to the new Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railroad. The cemetery continued to serve the new community, first named Crothers but soon renamed Rochelle. The tombstone here of the Rev. and Mrs. C.W. Jones indicate that she died in Crothers (1906) and he died in Rochelle (1910), though they both died in their home in the same town.

Willoughby deeded another acre to this cemetery in 1910, but he was ultimately buried in Brady at Live Oak Cemetery. The rock fence here was built in 1935, and four more acres were purchased in 1943. The cemetery contains almost 500 graves, of which 105 are unmarked. An association founded in 1972 cares for the grounds.

Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986
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HM NumberHM26WZ
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Year Placed1986
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Monday, April 16th, 2018 at 4:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 481983 N 3453391
Decimal Degrees31.21451667, -99.18915000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 12.871', W 99° 11.349'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 12' 52.26" N, 99° 11' 20.94" W
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Area Code(s)325
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near County Rd 423, Rochelle TX 76872, US
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