Historical Marker
Colony Cemetery
Historical marker location:
Flatonia, Texas
( From Flatonia, take S 95 NW about 8.25 miles to Colony Cemetery Rd., go W about .25 mile to cemetery.)
Marker installed: 1994
The Colony community, settled in the 1870s by former residents of Mississippi, at one time included three churches, several stores, and a post office. John A. and Margaret Young donated land at this site in 1876 for a Methodist church and cemetery. The graveyard became the primary burial ground for the community. The oldest documented grave is that of Methodist minister Samuel J. Brown (1813-1879). Also interred here are numerous other pioneer settlers, infants and children, and military veterans. The cemetery serves as a reflection of the area's pioneer heritage.