Wylie in Collin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Wylie Cemetery
Photographed By Jeff Leichsenring, April 21, 2024
1. Wylie Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Wylie Cemetery. . In 1889, the Wylie Cemetery Company purchased several town lots, totaling about five acres, from the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad and established the Wylie Cemetery. According to local history, the daughter of an indigent family was the first burial before the cemetery was completed. The earliest marked grave is that of Wylie Cemetery Company President, William M. Housewright, who died in 1889 from pneumonia. Other Wylie Cemetery Company founders are buried here including Dr. John F. Butler, Frank L. McCarty and William Thomas Brown, as well as veterans from the Civil War to the Vietnam War. The Wylie Cemetery Association maintains this historic cemetery.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003
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In 1889, the Wylie Cemetery Company
purchased several town lots, totaling
about five acres, from the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad and
established the Wylie Cemetery.
According to local history, the
daughter of an indigent family was the
first burial before the cemetery was
completed. The earliest marked grave is
that of Wylie Cemetery Company
President, William M. Housewright, who
died in 1889 from pneumonia. Other
Wylie Cemetery Company founders are
buried here including Dr. John F. Butler,
Frank L. McCarty and William Thomas
Brown, as well as veterans from the
Civil War to the Vietnam War. The Wylie
Cemetery Association maintains this
historic cemetery.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003
Erected 2012 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17193.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
Location. 33° 0.766′ N, 96° 31.934′ W. Marker is in Wylie, Texas, in Collin County. Marker can be reached from Masters Avenue east of South 5th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wylie TX 75098, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Baptist Church of Wylie (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wylie
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 43 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
