Buffalo-Ebony Cemetery

The community this cemetery served was settled in the 1880s as Buffalo. When residents applied for a post office in 1891, postal officials rejected the name, and the town became Ebony instead, for a local cowboy named Ebony Shaw. The post office opened on January 5, 1891, with Victoria Griffin as postmistress. Ebony grew to thirty-five people by 1910 and 113 by 1930, when it had two businesses, then fell to fifty by 1940. The post office closed around 1945, and by the late 1950s the town was nearly abandoned.

What the plaque says

Buffalo-Ebony Cemetery According to oral tradition, this cemetery originated when two sheep herders camping in the area died and were buried here. The oldest marked grave, that of area resident William R. Yankee, dates to 1882. Frank and Mary Crowder bought this land in 1889 and Mary later donated the burial site for a community cemetery for Buffalo/Ebony residents. Area pioneers and veterans are among those buried in the cemetery. During the 1940s, the graves of three Reynolds family members were moved here after the land containing their original grave sites became part of Camp Bowie. (1992)

Where it stands

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