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Rockwall in Rockwall County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Rockwall Memorial Cemetery

 
 
Rockwall Memorial Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, November 10, 2025
1. Rockwall Memorial Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Rockwall Memorial Cemetery established 1888
 
Erected 2022 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 23505.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
 
Location. 32° 55.816′ N, 96° 27.9′ W. Marker is in Rockwall, Texas, in Rockwall County. It is on West Washington Street 0.1 miles west of W 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 409 W Washington Street, Rockwall TX 75087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: East Trinity Lodge No. 157, A.F. & A.M. (approx. Ό mile away); Rockwall County (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Rockwall County (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Baptist Church of Rockwall (approx. half a mile away); Central National Road of the Republic of Texas (approx. 1½ miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Rockwall (approx. 2 miles away); The Church of Christ in Rockwall (approx. 2.7 miles away); Glen Hill Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockwall.
 
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Rockwall Memorial Cemetery and marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, November 10, 2025
2. Rockwall Memorial Cemetery and marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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