Thompson Cemetery

Collin county pioneer Abner Thompson came to this area about 1850 and settled on land that was originally part of the Silvester Williams Survey, deeding a portion of it to be used as a cemetery. The first burial, that of Thompson himself, took place in 1852. His grave is marked with two large square stones which have deteriorated through time and have become nearly illegible. Tall posts of Bois d'Arc, which mark the nearby grave of one of Thompson's employees, have stood the effects of weathering for more than one hundred years. Also buried here are Miles and Emily J. Graves who, in 1862, donated over an acre of land to the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, which was organized five years earlier. When the congregation divided in the early 1880s, that land was given to the Thompson Cemetery, which was enlarged several more times in later years. A Memorial Day service has been held at the Thompson Cemetery each year since the early 1950s, bringing together people from the nearby communities of Lavon and Copeville. There are over 800 graves here which are given perpetual care by the Thompson Cemetery Association. (1983) Historic Texas Cemetery (medallion added to post 2005)

Thompson Cemetery is a historical marker in Copeville, Collin County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 193 historical markers documented in Collin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 345 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.0569, -96.4227 near Copeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Abston Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Abston Cemetery, Bear Creek Cemetery, and Empire College.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5085006212. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.