Rio Vista in Johnson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Grange Hall Cemetery
Photographed By James Hulse, March 25, 2022
1. Grange Hall Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Grange Hall Cemetery. . Nolands River was an early Johnson County community, established in the late 1850s. A local club of the Grange, a farmers' fraternal organization, organized here in 1874, and built a two story meeting hall called "Grange Hall" that also housed a local school, church and masonic lodge. In 1878, W.P. and S.M. Kizziar donated land to the Masonic lodge for use as a cemetery. Of the hundreds of marked graves in Grange Hall Cemetery, more than half date from before 1900. Several early unknown burials are marked by rocks or Bois D'Arc posts. The Menefee family reunion has been held here or nearby annually since 1891. Grange Hall declined after the nearby railroad town of Rio Vista was established in the 1880s.
, Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006.
Nolands River was an early Johnson County community, established in the late 1850s. A local club of the Grange, a farmers' fraternal organization, organized here in 1874, and built a two story meeting hall called "Grange Hall" that also housed a local school, church and masonic lodge. In 1878, W.P. and S.M. Kizziar donated land to the Masonic lodge for use as a cemetery. Of the hundreds of marked graves in Grange Hall Cemetery, more than half date from before 1900. Several early unknown burials are marked by rocks or Bois D'Arc posts. The Menefee family reunion has been held here or nearby annually since 1891. Grange Hall declined after the nearby railroad town of Rio Vista was established in the 1880s.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006
Erected 2006 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15455.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
Location. 32° 13.669′ N, 97° 23.962′ W. Marker is in Rio Vista, Texas, in Johnson County. Marker can be reached from County Highway 1208, 0.2 miles south of Farm to Market Road 916. The marker is located down the cemetery road at the entrance to the Grange Hall Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rio Vista TX 76093, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Noland's River, TX. Texas State Historical Association - Handbook of Texas (Submitted on March 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, March 25, 2022
2. The Grange Hall Cemetery and Marker
Photographed By James Hulse, March 25, 2022
3. The entrance to the Grange Hall Cemetery
Photographed By James Hulse, March 25, 2022
4. The view of Grange Hall Cemetery from the cemetery road
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.