A local creek also carried the name, and a pioneer community founded in the 1870s became known as Baby Head.

The oldest documented grave here is that of another child, Jodie May McKneely, who died on New Year's Day 1884.

The cemetery is the last physical reminder of the Baby Head community, which once had numerous farms, homes and businesses.

Others put the date at about 1873, including John E. Conner, who was born in 1883 and grew up in the area hearing the stories from those who had been there.

[7] Llano historian Alline Elliot also puts the date in 1873, citing stories from her late husband, Sidney.