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Encyclopedia > BabyHead Cemetery

BabyHead Cemetery is a cemetery located on Highway 16, approximately 9 miles north of the city of Llano, Texas. It is marked by the Texas Historical Commission. The sign reads as follows: Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Llano is a city located in Llano County, Texas. ... The Texas Historical Commission is an agency within the State of Texas dedicated to historic preservation. ...


According to local oral tradition, the name Babyhead was given to the mountain in this area in the 1850s when a small child was killed by indians, and its remains left on the mountain. A local creek also carried the name, and a pioneer community founded in the 1870s became known as Baby Head. The oldest documented grave here is that of another child, Jodie May McKneely, who died on New Year's Day 1884. The cemetery is the last physical reminder of the Baby Head community, which once boasted numerous farms, homes and businesses. Oral tradition or oral culture is a way of transmitting history, literature or law from one generation to the next in a civilization without a writing system. ... Pioneer may refer to: Woodsman, one who makes his living in the wilderness through trapping, hunting, logging, and/or prospecting Settler, one who has travelled from his or her homeland by choice to live in a new land or colony Mormon Pioneer, a members of the Church of Jesus Christ... Look up Business in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...



 
 

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