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Maxdale Cemetery

Killeen vicinity, Bell County

Marker Text

Established in the 1860s to serve the rural community of Pleasant Grove, this cemetery is one of the oldest in Bell County. Land for the graveyard was given by Frank N. McBryde, Sr., whose 1883 application for a post office for the community resulted in the name change to Maxdale. The earliest documented grave is that of Louisa Marlar (1849-1867), although an 1863 tombstone marks the site of a grave reinterred here from another location. Others interred here include pioneer settlers and veterans of the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and Korea. (1989)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description From Killeen, take SH 195 south about 10 miles, then go west on FM 2670 about 3.7 miles, then go south on Maxdale Road about .5 mile to cemetery (south side of bridge).
Marker # 3264
Dedicated 1989
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 30.987469, -97.830519

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