Union Cemetery
N 31° 31.541 W 096° 16.067
14R E 759436 N 3491098
Texas Historical Marker at the Union Cemetery off of County Rd 814 in southeastern Freestone County, providing some history of this cemetery and the community that grew around it.
Waymark Code: WM162N6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2022
Views: 5
Marker Number: 9907
Marker Text:
Used as a burial ground since 1860. This two-acre tract was given in 1860 by Jacob W. Tacker for use as cemetery and school site. Area was known as "Tacker School and Graveyard Community."
First church on the land -- a log building -- was erected in 1866. It also served as school. A second, frame structure was built 1891, named "Union Church." At same time the cemetery was renamed "Union." The premises were cared for yearly by local people until the "Union Cemetery Association" was formed in 1900 to maintain property and buildings. Present brick chapel was built in 1962. (1968)
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