Wyatt's Chapel Cemetery
Mansfield, Texas
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The photo on the left was taken in 2000 during excavation to determine the number of burials at the site. You can clearly see the rectangle of light colored dirt, lower right corner of each burial marked by stake in photo. Even after 100 years, evidence of the burials was clear and distinct. An estimated 18"-20" of soil was removed from the entire two acres, deeded as cemetery 120 years ago. Before excavation, it was unknown how many burials were in the cemetery. Research by the Maserang Family and the Mansfield Historical Society listed twelve known. After excavation, 43 burials were plotted in the cemetery. The photo on the right shows a small fenced area within the cemetery where two stones stand. The remaining stones are likely located somewhere within the 27 undeveloped acres surrounding the cemetery, having succumbed to vandalism.
