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Bend  Cemetery

LOCATION:

 The Bend Community Cemetery is located in southeast San Saba County in the Bend Community.  It is situated at the top of a hill just back of the Bend United Methodist Church.  

GPS:   Latitude: 31.0962o N  Longitude: 98.5121o W 

DIRECTIONS:  

 From the San Saba city limit on U.S. 190 East 

  • Go east 2.9 miles on U. S. 190 to the junction with FM 580 (the Bend Road).
  • Turn right onto FM 580 and go southeast 13.1 miles to the Bend United Methodist Church on the right.
  • Turn right going uphill, past the church building, to the top of the hill. The gate into Bend Cemetery is at the top of the hill.

 

  CONDITION: 

   This old cemetery, established in 1878, is still in use in 2017 as a community burial ground. It is located on land given by Phil B. and Phinetta Jane McCoury. The cemetery is an area of about 1.7 acres enclosed by a 4 ft. high chain link fence.  The main entrance, a 12 foot wide gate, is at the northeast corner of the cemetery. The cemetery has been and continues to be well maintained by an active cemetery association