Ater Cemetery
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Ater Cemetery

Also known as Ater - Sardis Cemetery

Ater, Coryell County, Texas, USA

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  • Get directions 145 Co Rd 107
    Ater, Texas 76528 United States
    Coordinates: 31.52325, -97.86082
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This rural cemetery has a highway sign on Hwy 36 north of Gatesville. It is a medium size, 2.75 acres, fenced property with a sign located over the driveway gate. A flagpole with dedication marker from the VFW is found to the left of the gate. There is a Historical Marker in this clean burial ground. Also, some antique fencing around some plots, and curbing around other plots. On the back right side are the older taller headstones. Outside of the fenced property is a new sign from 2016 showing room for expansion and also a very nice size pavilion. There is an occasional bench for resting and communing with nature and loved ones. The oldest documented burial was in 1865. In 2021 there were 704 documented burials.





History: Originally founded as Sardis, the town of Ater took its name from store owner Joe Ater (1856-1928), who also served as its only postmaster from 1899 to 1907. A Mr. Dooley and Lemuel Murrell reportedly deeded land for church, school and cemetery purposes during the community's formative years. The 1868 gravestones of two young women, Elvista and Leovisa Haley, attest to the early use of this cemetery by area settlers. Veterans laid to rest here served in the War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I, World War II and Korea. An association oversees the care of this site that records the heritage of the once-active community of Ater. Historic Texas Cemetery-2002.



Directions: from Gatesville, go 1 mi. W on US 84, turn rt. on FM 2412; after approx. 10 mi. turn rt. on CR 174 & go N on winding paved road 1.8 mi. to cemetery.




This rural cemetery has a highway sign on Hwy 36 north of Gatesville. It is a medium size, 2.75 acres, fenced property with a sign located over the driveway gate. A flagpole with dedication marker from the VFW is found to the left of the gate. There is a Historical Marker in this clean burial ground. Also, some antique fencing around some plots, and curbing around other plots. On the back right side are the older taller headstones. Outside of the fenced property is a new sign from 2016 showing room for expansion and also a very nice size pavilion. There is an occasional bench for resting and communing with nature and loved ones. The oldest documented burial was in 1865. In 2021 there were 704 documented burials.





History: Originally founded as Sardis, the town of Ater took its name from store owner Joe Ater (1856-1928), who also served as its only postmaster from 1899 to 1907. A Mr. Dooley and Lemuel Murrell reportedly deeded land for church, school and cemetery purposes during the community's formative years. The 1868 gravestones of two young women, Elvista and Leovisa Haley, attest to the early use of this cemetery by area settlers. Veterans laid to rest here served in the War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I, World War II and Korea. An association oversees the care of this site that records the heritage of the once-active community of Ater. Historic Texas Cemetery-2002.



Directions: from Gatesville, go 1 mi. W on US 84, turn rt. on FM 2412; after approx. 10 mi. turn rt. on CR 174 & go N on winding paved road 1.8 mi. to cemetery.




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