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

Chisholm Cemetery

Photographed by Amanda Hartley, June 12, 2010

1. Chisholm Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Enoch P. Chisholm, a circuit-riding Methodist minister, brought his family to this area in the 1860s. The community which grew up here was named in his honor. Chisholm donated land for this graveyard in 1871, and in 1875 he became the first person interred in it. A chapel, also named for Chisholm, was built that same year on the cemetery grounds. At its peak, the town of Chisholm boasted a school, post office, Masonic lodge, cotton gin, and stores. Many early pioneers were interred in the Chisholm Cemetery, and some of their descendants still reside in the area.

Erected 1990 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6137.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 32° 50.61′ N, 96° 22.693′ W. Marker is in Rockwall, Texas, in Rockwall County. It is on State Highway 205 south of Farm to Market Road 550, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rockwall TX 75032, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blackland Cemetery (approx. 5.1 miles away); Heath Methodist Church (approx. 5.7 miles away); Sterling Rex Barnes (approx. 5.9 miles away); The Church of Christ in Rockwall

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(approx. 6.3 miles away); Central National Road of the Republic of Texas (approx. 6.4 miles away); Glen Hill Cemetery (approx. 6.4 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Rockwall (approx. 6.4 miles away); Fate Prebyterian Church (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockwall.

Photographed by Amanda Hartley, June 12, 2010

2. Chisholm Cemetery Marker

Chisholm Cemetery Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Amanda Hartley, June 12, 2010

3. Chisholm Cemetery Monument

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 8, 2024

4. Chisholm Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2010, by Amanda Hartley of Tyler, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,937 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 22, 2010, by Amanda Hartley of Tyler, Texas. 4. submitted on April 8, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.