Texas is full of cemeteries that send chills down your spine, but this one just might be the spookiest. Just north of Llano, Baby Head Cemetery has a history as violent as its name suggests. A visit here promises to be horrifyingly hair-raising.
Not far from the town of Llano lies a long-forgotten cemetery by the name of Baby Head. As its name suggests, the graveyard harbors a past so gruesome, many locals have all but erased it from their memory.
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Legend has it, a small child from the area was slain by Native Americans in the mid-to-late 1800s. It was thought to be an attempt at keeping settlers from pushing further into their territory.
Google/Kirk Brandau She was decapitated, her head left at the base of a nearby mountain that soon took on the name “Babyhead” in her remembrance. A local creek was given the same name.
Several decades later, a pioneer community was founded near the murder site.
Google/Brady Harris Rather than try to forget the atrocity that took place on the land, the residents decided to honor Mary Elizabeth by calling their town “Baby Head.” It was once a thriving settlement with farms, homes, and businesses, but the cemetery is all that remains.
You’ll see numerous graves, most dating to the 20th century.
Google/Kirk Brandeau The oldest belongs to another child, Jodie May McKneely, who died on New Year’s Day of 1884.
The remains of the girl were allegedly brought across Regency Suspension Bridge, as the mountain was located on the opposite side.
Flickr/jacksonwes It’s the last suspension bridge in Texas open to automobile traffic, and we sure hope it stays that way – after all, who knows what vengeful spirits may be disturbed if the structure were removed?
Stretching between the Mills and San Saba communities, the wooden bridge creaks and groans as if to whisper stories about its violent history.
Flickr/sbmeaper1 As you drive across and gaze out at the undeveloped emptiness for miles in all directions, one can’t help but transport themselves back to the time when little Mary Elizabeth was killed.
You’ll find the cemetery about nine miles north of Llano on Highway 16. Just keep an eye out for the sign – if you’re brave enough, that is.
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Did you know about Baby Head Cemetery? Have you ever been? If so, we’d love to hear all the hauntingly horrifying details! Let us know, and check out our previous article for more cemeteries you should probably stay away from after dark: These 9 Haunted Cemeteries In Texas Are Not For The Faint Of Heart.
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Google/Kirk Brandau
She was decapitated, her head left at the base of a nearby mountain that soon took on the name “Babyhead” in her remembrance. A local creek was given the same name.
Google/Brady Harris
Rather than try to forget the atrocity that took place on the land, the residents decided to honor Mary Elizabeth by calling their town “Baby Head.” It was once a thriving settlement with farms, homes, and businesses, but the cemetery is all that remains.
Google/Kirk Brandeau
The oldest belongs to another child, Jodie May McKneely, who died on New Year’s Day of 1884.
Flickr/jacksonwes
It’s the last suspension bridge in Texas open to automobile traffic, and we sure hope it stays that way – after all, who knows what vengeful spirits may be disturbed if the structure were removed?
Flickr/sbmeaper1
As you drive across and gaze out at the undeveloped emptiness for miles in all directions, one can’t help but transport themselves back to the time when little Mary Elizabeth was killed.
Google Maps
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Address: Baby Head Cemetery, Llano, TX 78643, USA
