San Augustine City Cemetery

George Louis Crocket, buried here, was born in San Augustine on June 3, 1861, and earned a Bachelor of Letters in Theology at the University of the South at Sewanee in 1883. He was ordained a priest in 1888 and led the Episcopal congregations in San Augustine and Nacogdoches. He arranged a new church near the Old University building, consecrated in 1905, and his own carved altar and panels were moved there. His Two Centuries in East Texas appeared in 1932. He died of heart failure on January 30, 1936.

What the plaque says

San Augustine City Cemetery This burial ground originated as the private cemetery of the J. C. Anderson family, whose residence stood on a nearby lot. The oldest of the 500 to 700 graves date from the 1830s. Prominent citizens buried here include Col. Stephen William Blount (1808-1890), signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence; Dr. George L. Crocket (1861-1936), Episcopal clergyman and historian; and B. F. Benton (1827-1862), Confederate captain killed in the Civil War. Bought by the city in 1911, the cemetery is maintained by an association formed in 1921. (1977)

Where it stands

More markers nearby

• An Early Presbyterian Church in Texas — steps away
• Site of the "Red Lander" Office — steps away
• James Pinckney Henderson — steps away
• Sam Houston in San Augustine — steps away