Near Canton in Van Zandt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Cox Cemetery

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 7, 2026

1. Cox Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Robert K. Gibbs and his family settled in this area in the early 1850s. A gravestone for an infant daughter of R. K. and Sarah Gibbs reveals the earliest documented burial in this cemetery to be November 1853. Robert Daniel Cox (1842-1898) acquired the land in 1880. He offered the small Gibbs family graveyard for use as a community cemetery. It became known as Cox Graveyard or Cox Cemetery. Land additions in 1920 and 1933 enlarged the cemetery. Some unmarked graves are believed to be those of slaves. Five generations of Cox family members are interred here.

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11393.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1853.

Location. 32° 27.063′ N, 95° 46.306′ W. Marker is near Canton, Texas, in Van Zandt County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1653 and County Road 4106, on the left when traveling north on Road 1653. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2829 FM1653, Canton TX 75103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Little Hope Baptist Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Carter Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); Ben Wheeler Community (approx. 3.9 miles away); Cane Syrup Production in Van Zandt County (approx. 4 miles away); Alamo Institute (approx. 4 miles away); Morgan G. Sanders (approx. 4 miles away); Colfax Cemetery (approx. 4.6 miles away); Mt. Pisgah Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canton.

Cox Cemetery and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 7, 2026

2. Cox Cemetery and marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 7, 2026

3. Cox Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.