Riverway Estates/Bruton Terrace in Dallas in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Abraham Carver Cemetery
Photographed by QuesterMark, January 1, 2016
1. Abraham Carver Cemetery Texas Historical Marker
Twenty-one graves have been located in the Abraham Carver Cemetery which covers one-half acre of land and contains six generations of Carver family members. The earliest marked grave is that of Abraham Carver (1806-1883), who came to Texas in 1844 with his brothers Solomon and Daniel. This family cemetery is located on a small portion of his original 320-acre land grant. Carver's second wife, Elizabeth (d. 1885), and two of their children are also interred here. The last burial, that of Chris Carver (b. 1866), took place in 1946.
Erected 1985 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6640.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.
Location. 32° 45.387′ N, 96° 38.762′ W. Marker is in Dallas, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in Riverway Estates/Bruton Terrace. It can be reached from Hillhouse Lane east of Eastern Oaks Drive, on the right when traveling east. The marker and cemetery are within Sand Springs Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10243 Hillhouse Ln, Dallas TX 75227, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. 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: Albert Carver Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of the Scyene Meeting Place (approx. 0.8 miles away); Old Scyene Road (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pleasant Mound Methodist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Pleasant
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Photographed by QuesterMark, January 1, 2016
2. Abraham Carver Cemetery with Marker in Sand Springs Park
Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2016, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 915 times since then and 75 times this year. Last updated on August 16, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 11, 2016, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
