Handley Cemetery
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N 32° 43.805 W 097° 13.062
14S E 667011 N 3622769
This pioneer cemetery, at the edge of Arlington, near Fort Worth, Tarrant County, has graves dated from 1878 to 1967.
Waymark Code: WMPBH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2006
Views: 41
Index Entry: Handley Cemetery
Address: Of Spur 303 on Lake Arlington Dam Rd. [incorrect - correction submitted 2016-03-20]
City: Arlington
County: Tarrant
Subject Codes: GY;
Year Marker Erected: 1981
Designations: na
Marker Location: 1/10 mi S. of Spur 303 at NW end of Lake Arlington Dam. There is no road access to this cemetery. [incorrect - correction submitted 2016-03-20]
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 2355
Marker Text:
This burial ground originally served the pioneer settlers of the Handley Community, which developed here soon after the Texas and Pacific Railroad built a line to the area in 1876. The earliest marked grave is that of Jane E. Thomas (1832-1878). A church building, constructed on adjacent land in 1882, was located here for 48 years. Several early residents buried at this site, including Civil War veteran Maj. James M. Handley (d. 1906), for whom the town was named, were later reinterred in the nearby Rose Hill Cemetery. The last burial here was in 1967. (1981)
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