Off Hwy 84 near Texas State Railroad Park. Off SH 84 about 3 mi. E of Palestine, on Park Road 70. Go to first silver gate on right just passed Texas State Railroad park entrance. Go .2 miles on top of hill on right, go in gate.
Swanson Cemetery (1998)
Walk among the Texans who came before.
Swanson Cemetery is a cemetery in Palestine, Anderson County, dedicated in 1998. It is one of 104 cemeteries documented in Anderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 229 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7432, -95.5698 near Palestine. The nearest cataloged historic site is Swanson Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Texas State Railroad, Roselawn Park Cemetery, and Mason.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7001000105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Swanson Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Anderson County. This page is the cemetery dedicated in 1998 in Palestine. The others:
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