Near Laneville in Rusk County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
McCune Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025
1. McCune Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
McCune Cemetery. . Located in the Chinquapin community, McCune Cemetery dates to 1852. Pioneer James L. McCune (1788-c.1838) came to Texas as a member of David G. Burnet's colony and received a land grant in 1835. McCune's son, James, married Delila Storm, a local Cherokee, in 1836. The first known burial occurred in 1852 for Susan Elizabeth McCune, James and Delila's third child. The cemetery was handed down through the family until the 1954 McCune Cemetery Association was founded. There are more than 200 graves in the cemetery, mostly marked with headstones of granite surrounded by large hickories, oaks and chinquapins. Since 1835, the cemetery land has been owned by McCune heirs and is still active.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2010
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Located in the Chinquapin community, McCune Cemetery dates to 1852. Pioneer James L. McCune (1788-c.1838) came to Texas as a member of David G. Burnet's colony and received a land grant in 1835. McCune's son, James, married Delila Storm, a local Cherokee, in 1836. The first known burial occurred in 1852 for Susan Elizabeth McCune, James and Delila's third child. The cemetery was handed down through the family until the 1954 McCune Cemetery Association was founded. There are more than 200 graves in the cemetery, mostly marked with headstones of granite surrounded by large hickories, oaks and chinquapins. Since 1835, the cemetery land has been owned by McCune heirs and is still active.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2010
Erected 2014 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17906.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.
Location. 31° 58.337′ N, 94° 46.69′ W. Marker is near Laneville, Texas, in Rusk County. It is on Farm to Market Road 1798 Ό mile east of Farm to Market Road 2496, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located at the front gate of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4879 FM1798, Laneville TX 75667, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:
3. The view of the McCune Cemetery and Marker from the road
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
