Original Town Mesquite in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Mesquite Cemetery

Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 31, 2020

1. Mesquite Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

This burial ground was in use well before the Texas and Pacific railroad established the city of Mesquite in 1873. The earliest marked grave is that of Britanna Santifee Chapman (1856-1859), who shares a plot with pioneer residents Davis G. Chapman (1824-1881) and wife, Nancy C. (1828-1912). In 1890, local builder and civic leader Louis C. Ebrite (1852-1943) plotted a tract of several acres in a grid pattern with driveways that define the layout of the cemetery to this day. The site was formally deeded for cemetery use in 1892 and continues to honor area veterans and to chronicle the generations that belong to Mesquite's proud heritage.
Historic Texas Cemetery – 2001

Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16179.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 32° 45.753′ N, 96° 36.19′ W. Marker is in Mesquite, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in Original Town Mesquite. It is on Holley Park Drive, on the left when traveling west. The marker and cemetery is to the immediate west of City Lake Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mesquite TX 75149, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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 walking distance of

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this marker: City Lake Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Holley-McWhorter-Greenhaw Families (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sam Bass Train Robbery (approx. 0.3 miles away); City of Mesquite (approx. 0.3 miles away); Public Education in Mesquite (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Methodist Church of Mesquite (approx. half a mile away); CCC Company 850 (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Mesquite (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mesquite.

Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 31, 2020

2. Mesquite Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 31, 2020

3. Mesquite Cemetery Marker

Mesquite Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 31, 2020

4. Mesquite Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 846 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 2, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.