Near Grapeland in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Parker Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

1. Parker Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Willis Parker arrived in this area from North Carolina in the 1850s. Many of his relatives later joined him in Texas. Upon Willis Parker's death about 1857, his parents Ralph R. and Sarah C. Hodge Parker set aside land on their farm for a family cemetery. Although Willis Parker's grave is believed to be the oldest here, his father's grave bears the earliest tombstone (1861). Of the more than four hundred marked and unmarked graves, most are interments of the Parker and related families, including Civil War, World War I, and World War II veterans.

Erected 1989 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7047.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 31° 31.105′ N, 95° 31.164′ W. Marker is near Grapeland, Texas, in Houston County. It is on County Road 2305 one mile west of Farm to Market Road 2968, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located at the front entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 615 Co Rd 2305, Grapeland TX 75844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oak Grove Baptist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Franklin Columbus Woodard (approx. 2½ miles away); Joseph Randolph Yarbrough (approx. 2.6 miles away); First Christian Church

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(approx. 2.9 miles away); First Baptist Church of Grapeland (approx. 3 miles away); City of Grapeland (approx. 3 miles away); Denson Homesite and Cemetery (approx. 5.6 miles away); Rev. Daniel Parker (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grapeland.

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Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

2. The Parker Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 669 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.