Roddy Community near Mabank in Van Zandt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Elm Grove Cemetery

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 5, 2025

1. Elm Grove Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Early Elm Grove community leader Anthony Hyde originally donated this property as land for a local school and church in 1881. It was first used as a cemetery in 1883 for the burial of his grandchild. In 1886 Hyde gave an additional five and one-half acres to the cemetery. A cemetery committee formed in 1895 named M. Johnson the first caretaker. In 1900 Elm Grove United Church moved to adjacent land. This cemetery is the burial ground of pioneer settlers and prominent members of the Elm Grove and Roddy communities.

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11400.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 32° 25.96′ N, 96° 2.429′ W. Marker is near Mabank, Texas, in Van Zandt County. It is in Roddy Community. It is on County Road 2708 west of County Road 2709, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 979 Co Rd 2708, Mabank TX 75147, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American 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: Elm Grove Union Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Mono School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Phalba (approx. 3.6 miles away); White Hall School

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(approx. 3.6 miles away); Capt. Edward Thomas Broughton and the Johnson Guards (approx. 4.9 miles away); Prairieville (approx. 4.9 miles away); First Baptist Church of Mabank (approx. 5.7 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Mabank (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mabank.

Elm Grove Cemetery and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 5, 2025

2. Elm Grove Cemetery and marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.