Abandoned Walls Family Cemetery in Hall County, Texas

Nerdy Native's roots run deep in the panhandle of Texas. As a kid I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the stories of my grandparents, aunts, and uncles. One that stood out was an abandoned family cemetery in Hall County.

You think things are bad now, just read through the story of this cemetery and stop whining about today. Most of you would not last a few days back in 1913 in Hall County. Those were tough people. Those that survived, that is. 

Walls Family Cemetery, Hall County by Gloria B. Mayfield- Cemeteries of Texas (cemeteries-of-tx.com)

Some of my cousins and extended family took it on as a project back in 2018 and replaced some of the headstones that had disappeared underneath the sand or became unreadable and dug out of the sand a large Woodman of the World headstone. It ended up looking nice.

The location is basically in the middle of a field with no modern roads to it. Here's a TimeWarp from Clarendon to the cemetery turn off.

You have to know which field to drive across to get to it. You better have a good 4x4 that can handle sand.

Just two years after that rehabilitation, nature is doing her thing.

We had to crawl under a fence to get access.

Just in case you don't have an idea of how far away from anything this cemetery is, here is some aerial footage.

We'll return in due time and remember to bring some of the yard tools. If you're wondering, yes the cemetery is registered with the county and the county should maintain a roadway to it. However, it doesn't appear to be high on their priority list.

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Update 10/04/2020:

My cousins sent me some photos from when they went out to work on the cemetery in 2011.

Update 2: 1/4/2022

We have a Texas Historical Marker now!