Far North Dallas in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Photographed by QuesterMark, March 18, 2016

1. Mount Calvary Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Pioneer settlers used this site for burials as early as the 1840s. The oldest known grave is that of Amanda L. Houx (1829-1847). In 1868 William Huffhines donated a two-acre tract, which included the early graves, to Mount Calvary Baptist Church. A frame church building stood here until 1885, when the congregation moved to Richardson and later became the First Baptist Church. More land was added to the burial ground by C.C. Huffhines in 1896 and C.B. Chick in 1925 and 1935. A cemetery association, formed in 1924, cares for the almost 800 graves here.

Erected 1978 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6790.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 32° 55.647′ N, 96° 46.766′ W. Marker is in Dallas, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in Far North Dallas. It is on Valley View Lane east of Valley View Place, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dallas TX 75240, 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: Anderson Bonner (approx. half a mile away); Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (approx. half a mile away); Hamilton Park Community (approx. 1.4 miles away); Demonstration of the First Working Integrated Circuit (approx. 1½ miles away); Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); White Rock Cemetery, Garden of Memories (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Floyd Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); White Rock Chapel (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dallas.

More about this marker. Marker stands inside the cemetery fence; marker easily viewed from outside the fence. Both vehicle and pedestrian gates are kept locked.

Mount Calvary Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by QuesterMark, March 18, 2016

2. Mount Calvary Cemetery and Marker

Photographed by QuesterMark, March 18, 2016

3. Mount Calvary Cemetery and Marker

Mount Calvary Cemetery Gates image. Click for full size.

Photographed by QuesterMark, March 18, 2016

4. Mount Calvary Cemetery Gates

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2016, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,455 times since then and 263 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 19, 2016, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.