Dallas in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Cochran Chapel Cemetery
Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 2, 2020
1. Cochran Chapel Cemetery Marker
This cemetery began in 1853 with the burials of Sarah Jane and William M. Cochran, the infant daughter and husband of Nancy Jane Hughes Cochran. Among the many Dallas County pioneers buried here are four of Nancy Jane's sisters and their husbands who came from Tennessee in the 1840s and 1850s: Thomas C. and Sarah Williams, Obadiah and Serena Knight, George and Amanda Record, and John B. and Margaret Bachman.
Erected 1995 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6651.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 32° 51.728′ N, 96° 50.176′ W. Marker is in Dallas, Texas, in Dallas County. It is on Midway Road, on the right when traveling south. The marker is south of the church at the cemetery entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9027 Midway Road, Dallas TX 75220, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cochran Chapel Methodist Church (here, next to this marker); W. P. Cochran Homeplace (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Garvin Memorial Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Love Field Airman Memorial (approx. one mile away); Love Field: World War I and the Early Years (approx. one mile away); Love Field: Into the Jet Age (approx. one mile away); Love Field: A New Era (approx. one mile away); Love Field: The 21st Century (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dallas.
Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 2, 2020
2. Cochran Chapel Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 2, 2020
3. Cochran Chapel Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 2, 2020
4. Cochran Chapel Cemetery
Photographed by Gary Estep, February 28, 2026
5. Cochran Chapel Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,046 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 3, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. 5. submitted on February 28, 2026, by Gary Estep of Anna, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
