Historical Markers in Milam County
Listed below are all historical markers in Milam County recorded with the Texas Historical Commission. Click the name of the historical marker for the image.
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Urban Cemetery
Location: 1 mi. W. of Sharp on FM 487 to S. on CR 414 to E. on CR 412, Sharp
Erected in: 2001
Marker text: This burial ground is named for Julius Paul Urban (1848-1923), a Wendish
immigrant who deeded 1.05 acres of land for use as a cemetery in the late 1890s.
The oldest known grave is that of Madalena Denker, who died in 1903. The
cemetery also contains numerous graves of infants and children dating from the
early years of the 20th century. Many tombstones bear German-language
inscriptions, reflecting the area's strong German heritage. Although the
Lutheran church and school that once served the Felton, Duncan and Sharp
communities no longer exist, the Urban cemetery remains in use for this rural
part of Milam County. (2001)
