buried on the lone prairie
 

The intersection of Farm Road 298 and washed out County Road 123 marks the final resting place of some 65 souls who lived at Baileyboro.  Only a few markers stand visible above the prairie grass to catch the eye.  One must walk the cemetery to feel the desolation of the place.  Only a few graves remain to mark a one-time community on the plains.  Times must have been hard.  It was sad to note the number of children's gravesites. 

 



 

G. D. French buried two infant sons at Baileyboro and marked the places with hand-chiseled rocks.  The family must have moved on because there are no other French family members buried there.  The boys were gone but not forgotten because nearby are two modern headstones simply inscribed "Baby Boy French" and the dates 1924 and 1931.

 

 

Scattered among the old tombstones and unmarked graves are newer stones placed to remember loved ones.  There was a burial as late as 20 years ago.  Even if the town no longer exists, it was still home.

Baileyboro Cemetery
Bailey County, Texas
8.29.2015