Grand Prairie in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Jordan-Hight Family Cemetery

Photographed by J Frye, March 6, 2020

1. Jordan-Hight Family Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

This began as a family burial ground in 1866, when David A. Jordan (1808 - 1879) provided land for a cemetery in which to bury his son-in-law, Robert A. Hight (1826 - 1866). The graveyard was later made available to other residents of the area and became a public cemetery. Members of many local pioneer families are interred here, including the Bowles, Brannan, Robertson, Miller, Jordan, and Hight families. The Jordan-Hight Family Cemetery Association, formed in 1955, oversees care and maintenance of the cemetery.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6749.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 32° 45.502′ N, 96° 57.619′ W. Marker is in Grand Prairie, Texas, in Dallas County. It is on Johnson Street east of South MacArthur Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Prairie TX 75050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jordan-Bowles House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hensley Field (approx. 0.9 miles away); Avion Village (approx. 2½ miles away); Uptown Theatre (approx. 2.6 miles away); Grand Prairie State Bank (approx. 2.7 miles away); Dr. H.V. Copeland Home (approx. 2.8 miles away); 340th Bomb Group (approx. 3.2 miles away); America's Airborne Forces (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Prairie.

Photographed by J Frye, March 6, 2020

2. Jordan-Hight Family Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 640 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 7, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on March 7, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.