Blackland near Royse City in Rockwall County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Blackland Cemetery

Photographed by Gerald Gibson, May 11, 2025

1. Blackland Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In 1882, William and Cassandra Hunt Harvey donated land to the farming community of Blackland to be used for a school, church and cemetery. The newly created cemetery was combined with the George V. Bost family cemetery, which contains the burial ground's oldest marked grave, dating to 1879. Blackland Cemetery graves include those of veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War and features fraternal markers, a zinc obelisk and older, vertical stones. Today, the cemetery serves as a reminder of former residents of the Blackland settlement.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2001

Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13571.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.

Location. 32° 54.877′ N, 96° 21.13′ W. Marker is near Royse City, Texas, in Rockwall County. It is in Blackland. It is on Blackland Road 0.3 miles south of Hightower Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2649 Blackland Rd, Royse City TX 75189, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fate Prebyterian Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Fate Lodge No. 802, A.F. & A.M.

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(approx. 2½ miles away); The Church of Christ in Rockwall (approx. 4 miles away); Royse City Lodge No. 663 A.F. & A.M. (approx. 4.4 miles away); Royse City Calaboose (approx. 4.4 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Royse City (approx. 4½ miles away); Royse City's First United Methodist Church Building (approx. 4½ miles away); Mount Zion Cemetery (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Royse City.

Also see . . .
1. Blackland Cemetery. Brief history of the cemetery with list of known burials and additional details about them. (Benny Britton, Cemeteries of Texas) (Submitted on October 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Blackland Cemetery. Find a Grave entry on the historic burial ground. (Submitted on October 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 7, 2023

2. Blackland Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 7, 2023

3. Blackland Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 7, 2023

4. Blackland Cemetery Marker

Blackland Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gerald Gibson, May 11, 2025

5. Blackland Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 620 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 11, 2025, by Gerald Gibson of Spring, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 5. submitted on May 11, 2025, by Gerald Gibson of Spring, Texas.