Valley View in Denton County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Tyson Cemetery

Photographed by Joe Lotz, October 13, 2024

1. Tyson Cemetery Marker

Inscription. J.P. Newton (1821-56), a settler from Tennessee, is the earliest known burial in this cemetery. Charles Hammons (1854-64) has the second oldest stone. He was a grandson of another Tennessean, Charles Lee Sullivan (1810-68), a leader in this community. This burial ground, bought 1869 by Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Hammons, Sullivan's son-in-law and daughter, later was donated to the public by James R. Tyson (1829-99), father of Sullivan's daughter-in-law, Angeline Tyson Sullivan. There are 44 Sullivan graves in 1976. An active cemetery association maintains this burial ground.

Erected 1976 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 5587.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 33° 24.989′ N, 97° 3.969′ W. Marker is in Valley View, Texas, in Denton County. It is on Tyson Lane east of Sullivan Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3202 Tyson Ln, Valley View TX 76272, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mountain Springs School (approx. 4.7 miles away); City of Pilot Point (approx. 6.2 miles away); Pilot Point Post-Signal (approx. 6.3

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miles away); Pilot Point Church of Christ (approx. 6.3 miles away); St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (approx. 6½ miles away); County Line Baptist Church (approx. 6.6 miles away); Skinner Cemetery (approx. 7 miles away); Galilee Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 7 miles away).

Photographed by Joe Lotz, October 13, 2024

2. Tyson Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2024, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2024, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.