Merrilltown Cemetery has served the surrounding area since the early 1850s and contains the graves of many people from the Merrilltown community established by Captain Nelson Merrell after he settled there in 1837. Merrell operated the community post office and store, deeded the cemetery property to trustees of School District #9 in 1856 for use as a burial ground, and also deeded land for a church and school. He served as Travis County Commissioner from 1852 to 1859, assisted with the construction of Congress Avenue, and is recognized as a Texas Ranger for leading Rangers who protected Austin from attacks by Native Americans. The oldest marked grave is that of Julia Merrell, who died in 1852, the young daughter of Nelson and Rachel Merrell, who died in 1862. Another noted burial is Lemuel Summerwell Woodward, who lived from 1813 to 1891 and served as Travis County Commissioner from 1860 to 1864. Others buried there include community leaders and veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War. Its features include curbing, vertical stones, obelisks, a Woodmen of the World grave marker, and Independent Order of Odd Fellows grave markers. Merrilltown residents maintained the grounds until 1982, when the Round Rock School District became the cemetery’s trustee, and in 1996 Calvary Worship Center assumed that charitable trust and continues to care for the burial ground. Though the area was annexed into Austin, the cemetery remains a reminder of the Merrilltown community and a record of the area’s pioneers.