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Jonah Cemetery

Georgetown, Williamson County

Marker Text

Jonah Cemetery was established in 1902 when community leaders J. M. Barrington, W. S. McMakins, C. Brady, A. J. McDonald, and R. H. Northcutt purchased two acres near the San Gabriel River to be used as a cemetery. Burials were free to area residents. The earliest marked grave is that of George N. Northcutt. Other graves of interest are those of Confederate veterans Isiah S. Hicks and M. G. Walton. Twin sisters Sarah E. (Yoes) Robbins and Margaret (Yoes) Barrington are interred here near many of their 22 children. One of the last physical remnants of a once-thriving rural community, the Jonah Cemetery continues to serve the area. (1998)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description SH 29, 9.5 mi. E of Georgetown
Marker # 12301
Dedicated 1998
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; ghost towns
Latitude, Longitude Exact Lat/Lon Unknown

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