Near Minden in Rusk County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Maple Grove Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

1. Maple Grove Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery began with the interment of Paul and Martha Rettig's infant son, Joseph, in 1879 on Rettig family land. In 1883 two children of the tenant farming Kinsey family were buried near Joseph Rettig's grave and the site gradually became a community burial ground. A cemetery care committee was established in 1895. Presently encompassing three acres donated by the Rettig family, the cemetery contains about 600 graves. Buried here are members of three generations of some area families and veterans of wars ranging from the Texas Revolution to World War II.

Erected 1994 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11011.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 32° 0.592′ N, 94° 41.969′ W. Marker is near Minden, Texas, in Rusk County. It is on Cemetery Road south of Farm to Market Road 95, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located behind the church at the entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Minden TX 75680, 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: Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); Shiloh Cemetery (approx. 3.4 miles away); Brachfield (approx. 3.9 miles away); Welch Cemetery (approx. 4 miles away);

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The Patrick Community (approx. 5 miles away); McCune Cemetery (approx. 5.3 miles away); Smyrna Baptist Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Redlands Church (approx. 5.9 miles away).

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

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

2. The entrance gate to the Maple Grove Cemetery and Marker

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 235 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.