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Marker No: 11626

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker 

Geographic: 32.00890, -96.69860

Location: From Blooming Grove, go south. on FM 55 about 5 miles, go west. on FM 744 about 2 1/2 miles to NW 3020, go southeast about 4/10 mile to gate on east. side of road, follow dirt road 2/10 mile to cemetery

Marker Text: Raleigh Cemetery was named for the community of Raleigh, an early settlement in Navarro County. Raleigh's post office was established in 1900, and for a time the town maintained a church, grist mill, blacksmith shop and school. Although the first marked grave is that of Lauretty Frost (1852-54), Raleigh Cemetery was not mentioned in the Navarro County deed books until 1885, when A. Barry and his wife, M. E. Barry, set aside 1.5 acres of land for a burial ground. The cemetery, which is still in use, contains approximately 170 graves. (1984)