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LIPSCOMB CEMETERY
By LaVaun Kraft
July 8, 1911 was an exciting day for the people of Lipscomb and the
surrounding area. A group of men paid one hundred dollars
($100.00) to Alex Chapman for eight (8) acres, more or less, to
officially make the Lipscomb Cemetery a reality. It is located in the
N.W. comer of Section 542 Block 43. (1)
A water well was dug, a windmill erected and a storage tank was
placed on the cemetery hill several years ago. Before the cemetery
had a caretaker, the Saturday before Memorial Day was clean up
time. The Lipscomb and surrounding area residents brought picnic
lunches to share along with their tools to labor for the day. Mowing,
grass trimming, flowers and trees were planted. Since there was
water available, someone usually took on the "water duty". The well
has been dry for decades, but the storage tank still stands tall on the
hill.
Lipscomb County was created from Bexar District in 1876. The
name derived from a Secretary of State of the Texas Republic, Abner
Lipscomb. About ten years later, J.W. Arthur who built a
combination store-post office established the town of Lipscomb. The
building was constructed of cottonwood logs set picket fashion, then
covered with willow brush and plastered with sod. He named the post
office Lipscomb. (2)
Today the city of Lipscomb platted almost in the geographical center
of the county is the county seat for the five cities in the county. A
beautiful three story courthouse surrounded by native elms and
cottonwoods sits in the middle of the city.
In the beginning of the organization of the cemetery, plots sold for
fifteen ($15.00), but now are free to anyone who wants to be buried
there. In 1887, Fred Mehlhop, a year and half old child was the first
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Kraft, LaVaun. Lipscomb County Cemeteries, book, April 2006; Lipscomb, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth36168/m1/152/?q=waller+county: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wolf Creek Heritage Museum.