Tioga in Grayson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Tioga Cemetery
In February 1906 W.R. and Sally J. Gillespie deeded five acres of their farmland to the local Woodmen of the World camp for use as a burial ground; the first grave dates to that year. Many of the early headstones are Woodmen of the World markers. The community continued using and improving the cemetery over the years, adding a pavilion in 1924 for funeral services.
Today the burial ground is a tie to generations of Tioga area residents, and is the final resting place for veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War, including both Union and Confederate soldiers. Other notable persons interred here are Texas Senator Olin R. Van Zandt and the Rev H.G. Ball, a Primitive Baptist preacher who presided over the funeral service for U.S. Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. An association maintains the burial ground for future generations.
Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13817.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1881.
Location. 33° 28.912′ N, 96° 55.622′ W. Marker is in Tioga, Texas, in Grayson County. Marker can be reached from Farm to Market Road 922, 0.1 miles west of Ferguson Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tioga TX 76271, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Tioga United Methodist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Primitive Baptist Church of Tioga (approx. 1.3 miles away); Barron Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); Hiram Lodge No. 433, A. F. & A. M. (approx. 5˝ miles away); St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); Pilot Point Post-Signal (approx. 6.2 miles away); City of Pilot Point (approx. 6.2 miles away); Salem Community Well (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tioga.
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