Bagdad Cemetery

Bagdad Cemetery
Leander, Texas (Williamson County)
Photo Credit: Findagrave.com/Kathy B.

Opened in 1857 with the burial of 3-year-old John Babcock, whose father Charles later gave tract to the community. Other early burials were Civil War veteran John Haile and Col. C. C. Mason. Leander, founded 1882 when railroad bypassed Bagdad, shares use of this tract, enlarged in 1959 and 1966.

 Williamson County Historical Commission

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