Whitley

aka Whitley Lunsford

Whitley

Texas Historical Marker: no

• Primary Town: Jonah
• Secondary Town(s): none
• Cemetery Relocated to: no relocation

Historic Texas Cemetery Designation: Yes (6/13/2023)

• Williamson County Clerk Instrument Number: 189328994DR; 190100470DR (Cemetery); & 2020143335
• Williamson Central Appraisal District Property ID: R602874

Whitley before restoration Photo Courtesy John Christeson 2010

Whitley Photo Courtesy John Christeson 2010

Whitley restoration assisted by John Christeson Photo Courtesy Wayne Ware 2012

Whitley trees removed from cemetery area Photo Courtesy John Christeson 2012

Whitley Lunsford Photo Courtesy Nancy Bell August 2020

Whitley Lunsford Photo Courtesy Nancy Bell August 2020

Notes:

2016 WCAD: 10801 E Hwy 29, Georgetown.

WCHC’s Vol I, pg 338: Per Thomas McDonald 1974..”Located E of Ross Cole home [WCAD #R040450], E of Jonah. To reach this cemetery take Hwy 29 E from Georgetown to 10801 (on mailbox) E Hwy 29.  On the N side of the road between the Klepzig Material & Trucking Inc. sign & the Jonah Cemetery (both on the S side of the road) is a gravel driveway leading to an abandoned house & out buildings. The cemetery is located 0.2 miles from Hwy 29 & is on the left or N just before a gate leading to an occupied house.”

Per Wayne Ware, WCHC Cemetery committee chair:  “This is small abandoned overgrown cemetery with tall weeds & dead trees inside the iron fenced enclosure when first visited. Over a span of 2 years the trees were cut down & in November 2012 the broken & loose gravestones were repaired. In the future the stumps will be removed when they eventually rot.”

Location is Approximate (1999 Map Information): (1999 mapped G4) verified 9/19

Latitude: 30.64181500
Longitude: -97.51970500