Grand Prairie in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Ford Cemetery

Photographed by Jason Sullivan, February 20, 2022

1. Ford Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Pinkney Harold Ford (1831-1901) was the leader of a Kentucky family who migrated to Texas in 1855. They settled in the area of North Arlington, then known as the Watson Community. John J. Goodwin held the original patent to this cemetery property. The oldest marked grave is that of Maria Trayler (b. 1799), who died in 1858. Ford, a Civil War veteran, purchased this property in 1879 and designated this site as a community burial ground. He and wife Elizabeth (d. 1898) farmed land nearby. Industrial development has surrounded this remnant of the pioneer community.

Erected 1982 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1938.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 32° 46.812′ N, 97° 3.128′ W. Marker is in Grand Prairie, Texas, in Tarrant County. It can be reached from Fountain Parkway west of 10th Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at the Ford Cemetery, which is tucked amongst several large industrial buildings in the Great Southwest

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Industrial District. The cemetery is only visible from the parking lot between two of the larger buildings and is difficult to see from Fountain Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 602 Fountain Pkwy, Grand Prairie TX 75050, 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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Fork United Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); P.A. Watson Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); Narrow Gauge Railway (approx. 2 miles away); Shady Grove Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Site of Arlington Downs Racetrack (approx. 2.4 miles away); Arlington Downs Racetrack and Fountain (approx. 2.7 miles away); Jesse Chisholm

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(approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named Site of Bird's Fort (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Prairie.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Site of Bird's Fort (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Ford Cemetery. Grand Prairie Genealogical Society (Submitted on April 19, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2024, by Jason Sullivan of Arlington, Texas. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 35 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 19, 2024, by Jason Sullivan of Arlington, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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