Wixon Cemetery

Behind the name Wixon is an older family. The Handbook of Texas says the Wickson family settled the area in the 1840s, that nearby Wickson Creek is named for them, and that Wixon is probably a variant of the name. The community lies about four miles northeast of Bryan, at U.S. 190 and Farm Road 2776. It grew as a Bryan suburb in the mid-1980s and was incorporated around 1988. Its population was 235 in 2000, according to the Handbook.

What the plaque says

Wixon Cemetery The rural farming community of Wixon was settled in the late 1860s by former residents of several war-torn southern states. The Wixon School and Wixon Cumberland Presbyterian Church were established in the 1870s on land adjacent to this cemetery. The earliest recorded burial here was that of Nancy Summers in 1871. Both the church and school closed in the 1930s and in 1968 the school property was deeded to the cemetery association. Buried here are many of the area's early settlers and their descendants and at least 17 Confederate Civil War veterans. (1994)

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum — 11 mi
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• Calvert — 26 mi
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• Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site — 27 mi
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