Ad Hall Cemetery

CR 205

The Ad Hall Cemetery is located in the northwest quadrant of Milam County and is near

State Hwy 36.

To drive to the cemetery from Cameron: take US 190/SH 36 northwest and travel six miles

to Pettibone.

At the juncture of SH 36 and Farm to Market Rd (FM) 486, turn to the left, cross the

railroad track, and proceed for about a mile. FM 486 will curve sharply to the left but

continue straight on the gravel road of CR205. Follow it for one quarter of a mile and an

open pasture will appear on the left. The gap gate was blocked, so it is necessary to

park the vehicle and walk approximately two hundred yards.

The graveyard is fenced with an ornamental wrought iron fence and canopied by cedar

trees. There are 10 known people buried in the 50 by 50 foot cemetery that Adam Hall

established in 1865. Most account say that he bought and settled the land in 1874, but

the first burial is 1865 and two more follow in 1867.

Post Oak Springs or Tappan Springs is located nearby and supplied the community and

travelers with fresh water.

The Old Cameron Belton road passed through here.

The springs were the site of a tragedy in 1837 when a group of men were attacked and

massacred by Indians. Their bodies must have been buried nearby. According to Mary Bell

Batte's History of Milam County, the men's names were Aaron Collins, Sterrett Smith,

Jesse Bailey, David M. Farmer and Clairborne Neal. (Above referenced from Norinne

Holman's 170 Years of Cemetery Records in Milam County, Texas).

Directions and photos courtesty of Jack Brooks