Kerrville Daily Times

The group of concerned citizens, known collectively as Kerr County Conscience, is trying to save an unmarked cemetery near Center Point from being erased by development.

They have submitted an application to the Texas Historical Commission in hopes of having the site, which reportedly dates back to the 1800s, by having it deemed a Historic Texas Cemetery.

Initially known as the Wilborn Family Cemetery, the site later was referred to as the Wellborn Family Cemetery due to multiple spellings of the family name on various documents.

The cemetery, located underneath a large oak tree in a field about 2.5 miles west of Center Point, became a focal point during a recent City of Kerrville Planning and Zoning Commission.

At that time, members of Kerr County Conscience voiced several objections about a proposed RV park to be located on the property that also houses the cemetery.

One of their primary concerns pertained to the cemetery and the possibility of it being destroyed by development.

Although descendants of people buried there attested to the cemetery’s existence, Developer Dick Colvin denied knowing about it.

But Cecil Wellborn, who claims to have family members buried there, later told the Times he showed the developer the site about a year ago.

The group has vowed to do whatever they can to save the cemetery and retain public access to it, according to member Mary Matthews.

State law prohibits any cemetery — deemed historic or not — from being disturbed or desecrated or its gravestones from being removed.

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