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Recorded and Submitted by S Cantrell
Sorry, cemetery inscriptions not available to us at this time.
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Photos by Homer and Faye Purcell
Location:
From Utopia, take Highway 187 South about 2 miles, then .5 miles
west on CR 363.
Historical Marker: The Waresville Cemetery is one
of the last reminders of the Old Waresville Settlement on the
Sabinal River established by Captain William Ware (1800-1853).
Ware came to Texas in 1828 and first settled in Montgomery County.
He fought for Texas independence at the Siege of Bexar and the
Battle of San Jacinto. During his military service Captain Ware
saw the Sabinal Canyon and decided to bring his family here to
settle in 1852. Unfortunately, a few months after building a cabin,
he became ill and died. His burial in March 1853 on his property
was the beginning of the Waresville Cemetery. By 1880 the Waresville
Community boasted a cotton gin, a gristmill, a sawmill, two flour
mills, two churches, homes, and a school. In 1886 Waresville was
renamed Utopia for its location and climate. Those interred here
include members of the Ware Family and other early settlers; Henry
Fuller, former slave of Captain Ware; victims of conflicts with
local Indians; and descendants of early Waresville pioneers. The
older part of the cemetery is still bounded by its original fieldstone
fence. In 1951 the cemetery was surveyed and deeded to the Waresville
Cemetery Association. 1991
