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White Rock Cemetery

Ross, McLennan County

Marker Text

Although local tradition claims this cemetery began with the burial of a drifter in 1855, the first recorded burial was that of Elizabeth A. Bennett in 1856. The cemetery served the communities of White Rock, West, Elm Mott, Gholson, Ross, and Waco. The graveyard was enlarged in 1947, and in 1959 the White Rock Cemetery Association made arrangements for the cemetery's upkeep. Among the more than 1,675 people buried here are many of the area's first settlers and their descendants and veterans of wars ranging from the Texas Revolution to the Vietnam War.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description From Ross, 1 mile west on Ross Road, Ross.
Marker # 5784
Dedicated 1994
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 31.667752, -97.188499

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