Elisha and Margaret Ann (Mannon) Chambers came to Texas from Indiana in 1847. Their infant son Lewis Cass Chambers died in 1853 and they donated the land on which he was interred for a cemetery and school. This site was once at the crossroads of a busy farm community of several homes near a cotton gin, school, church, and two general stores, one with a post office. Those buried here served their community and country as storekeepers, schoolteachers, postmasters, farmers, blacksmiths, soldiers, homemakers and musicians. The school was moved in 1931 and the first burial in that section took place in 1941. In 1999, about 950 graves graced Chambersville Cemetery. It continues to serve surrounding communities and remains a chronicle of Collin County history. (2000)
Chambersville Cemetery (1999)
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Chambersville Cemetery is a historical marker in McKinney, Collin County, dedicated in 1999. 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 33.3067, -96.6355 near McKinney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Chambersville Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Chambersville Methodist Church, Chambersville, and Bosbie Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014944. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Chambersville Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Collin County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1999 in McKinney. The others:
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