Near Farmersville in Collin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Prairie Grove Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, January 8, 2025

1. Prairie Grove Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The Prairie Grove Cemetery served residents of the Aleo community from the late 1800s until the middle of the 20th century. The burial ground has ties to the Prairie Grove Baptist Church, which set aside land to be used for burials. The oldest known grave in the cemetery dates to 1895. World War II hero Audie Murphy lived in the area for a time, and his mother and grandparents are buried here. Victims of the 1927 tornado that came through nearby Nevada are also interred here. A vestige of rural settlement of the 19th century, the cemetery serves as a reminder of the pioneer community of Aleo. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005

Erected 2005 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13510.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 33° 6.121′ N, 96° 21.623′ W. Marker is near Farmersville, Texas, in Collin County. It is on County Road 643 0.3 miles west of County Road 645, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located at the front of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3646 Co Rd 643, Farmersville TX 75442, 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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow

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flies: McMinn Chapel Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Community Independent School District (approx. 2.6 miles away); Central National Road of the Republic of Texas (approx. 2.8 miles away); Copeville (approx. 3½ miles away); Empire College (approx. 3.6 miles away); First Baptist Church of Josephine (approx. 3.9 miles away); Josephine (approx. 4 miles away); First Baptist Church of Farmersville (approx. 4.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Aloe, TX. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

Aloe is on U.S. Highway 59 five miles southwest of Victoria in central Victoria County. The site became a stop on the Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific route, completed from Victoria to Beeville in 1889, and soon had a hotel, a Wells Fargo office, and a rural common school. The community was named for the yucca plants in the vicinity. The station was the site of Aloe Army Air Field from 1943 to 1945 and Victoria County Airport from 1949 to 1960. In 1986 the school, which joined the Victoria Independent School District as Aloe Elementary in 1951, still served the Yucca Heights residential development.

(Submitted on January 9, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The entrance to the Prairie Grove Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 8, 2025

2. The entrance to the Prairie Grove Cemetery and Marker

The view of the Prairie Grove Cemetery along the road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 8, 2025

3. The view of the Prairie Grove Cemetery along the road

Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 9, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.