San Marcos-Blanco Cemetery

In 1893, five trustees of the newly formed San Marcos and Blanco Cemetery Association purchased 10.62 acres from W.O. and Leonora Hutchison for use as a cemetery by the African American citizens of Nance's Mill and Mountain City, together known as the Blanco community. The trustees were Henry Richardson, Luckey McQueen, Wyatt Newman, James Langdon, and Miles Bowes. Located midway between the two communities, the site had already been used as a graveyard before the purchase, as shown by the earliest recorded burial, Emma Hamilton in August 1886. It was called the San Marcos Colored Cemetery. More than 300 graves are marked with headstones, along with numerous unmarked graves, and those buried there include teachers, farmers, and ministers. The site also served as a paupers' burial ground and was sometimes called the Paupers' Plot. In 1981, the name was officially changed to the San Marcos Community Cemetery, and in 1996 the original name was restored to the San Marcos-Blanco Cemetery. The cemetery remains active and is maintained by the cemetery association.

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