Grimes Cemetery (Historical Marker)

Grimes Cemetery Benjamin Franklin Grimes came to Cherokee County in 1852 with his parents, Isaac and Sara Wilkinson Grimes. In 1859, Benjamin married Mary Jane Wallace, and to this union were born ten children. For a living, he operated freight wagons. He also served in the Confederate army. On April 20, 1883, Grimes buried his daughter Cassandra Gabriella here on his family's land. Her grave was the first in what became the family cemetery; several of the other Grimes children, as well as Benjamin and Mary Jane, would later be interred here. Still in use, the cemetery has more than 80 graves, including those of 12 veterans. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002

Grimes Cemetery is a historical marker in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, dedicated in 2002. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.9954, -95.2712 near Jacksonville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Grimes Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gossett Chapel, Love, John Wesley, Home, and Smith, Jackson.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073012849. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.