Basinger Cemetery

I happened to stumble by luck upon this cemetery on the way to the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. It seems to be a private cemetery, and there’s no information available about the cemetery online, oddly enough. The oldest headstones indicated that the deceased died sometime in the 1800s, so I am led to believe that this must have been when the cemetery was established. The older headstones seem to be in the northeast quadrant, though a few newer burials are there as well. Of note are some infant burials, including a family who buried about 4 or 5 infants and perhaps a stillborn baby.
Many Basinger and Okeechobee pioneer families are buried here. There are also a few veterans and even Confederate soldiers. The cemetery is not too large, but well-​maintained and scenic, with trees overhanging with Spanish moss, making the place very tranquil. There is a field of cows nearby, so the only sounds you will hear are an occasional «moo» and the conversations in a thick, Southern accent of folks coming to visit the dead (big cultural shock for someone living in Miami, where Southern accents are unheard).
Many of the graves had lovely statues, personal effects such as teddy bears, wind chimes, and artificial plants. The black granite headstones with nature scenes were especially beautiful. Despite the fact there is no gate to keep people out at night, there were no signs of decay, abandonment or vandalism, which is remarkable, given how often that happens here in Miami. Perhaps people in rural towns are more respectful of properties and the dead? They even greet anyone they come across, another thing that you never encounter in Miami.