Williams Cemetery

Grafton Williams came to this area in 1843 with the Peters Colony and received a 640-acre land grant. He was active in the creation of Whites Grove Settlement here. After his wife Harriet's death in 1848, he donated land for use as a community cemetery, sometimes called Mount Olive Cemetery because the Mount Olive Baptist Church was once adjacent to it. The Williams Cemetery Association, formed in 1885, maintains the site, using funds from the sale of land willed to the cemetery in 1927 by Samuel Payne. Today the burial ground, still active, is a link to the community's heritage and early residents. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2000

Williams Cemetery is a historical marker in McKinney, Collin County, dedicated in 2000. 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 33.1708, -96.6672 near McKinney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Collin County Farm (historical marker), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include McGarrah, George, Cemetery, Collin College, and Stimson Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5085013194. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.