Our Cemetery Committee has put together this list of “orphan cemeteries” which are Dallas County cemeteries that no one looks after. Here is the report from Kathy Ann Reid. Street addresses and street names, city and county boundaries are subject to change over time. We welcome comments and new information. Cedar Hill Crawford Cemetery/Tornado Cemetery…
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Kathy Ann Reid, Dallas County Pioneer Association McKinney Family Cemetery 10425 Rylie Crest Dr., Dallas, Texas McKinney Family Cemetery – 10425 Rylie Crest Dr., Dallas, Texas. Cemetery on north side Rylie Crest Dr. at Cade Parkway. North of 10500 US Hwy 175. Not shown on Mapsco as a cemetery; is located in Mapsco 69C. …
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Information on Cory Cemetery in Balch Springs by Marilyn Kosanke In the 1930s and 1940s (and probably decades before) there was periodically terrible flooding of Hickory Creek all up and down the section of the creek that runs north and south on the west of LBJ. Quoting “Marie Hughes – History” from Balch Springs News, July…
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Big A is the first known cemetery to have ever served the Rowlett area. Early pioneer families would travel from all the various surrounding communities to the Kirby meadow in order to bury their dead. Some of the early pioneer graves were marked with Bois D’arc stobs. Most of these stakes have long since vanished.…
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Cottonwood Cemetery, Established 1875 The Cottonwood Cemetery is located at 2920 Whitely Road, in the northeastern corner of unincorporated Dallas County. The east end of the cemetery abuts Cotton-wood Creek. This cemetery is part of the J. C. Johnson Survey and the land was originally located in Mercers Colony. The first known burial at Cottonwood…
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The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located on Merritt Road in northeast Dallas County, one-quarter mile north of Pleasant Valley Road. A concrete driveway divides the new part from the old part. The old portion consist of all property on the left-hand side (north) of the concrete drive and the new portion consist of all property…
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Webb Chapel CemeteryDallas County, Texas From Proud Heritage, Vol. III by DCPA. This 352 page hardcover book is available online. Isaac B. Webb and his wife, Mary (Hughes) Webb, were ardent Methodists. On May 5, 1845,the Webbs formed a Methodist society with five members including the Webbs. In the spring of 1846 the congregation was…
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I. Context The Overton Cemetery is a small cemetery located at 3229 Overton at the intersection with Leatherwood, two blocks northeast of the 3200 block of E. Illinois in Dallas County. The site was designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery in January 2004. This application is for a large Texas Historical Marker at the site.…
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