Wood Cemetery

This cemetery, probably named for noted pioneer educator D. R. Wood, was established with the 1858 burial of Sarah E. Shipman, wife of prominent local rancher John K. Shipman. More than 20 additional burials were recorded before John Shipman deeded 11.5 acres here for cemetery, church, and school purposes in 1877. The cemetery contains grave sites of many area pioneer settlers and their descendants and veterans of the Civil War and World Wars I and II. Wood Cemetery remains active and is maintained by an association of descendants of persons buried here.

Wood Cemetery is a historical marker in Jonesboro, Coryell County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Coryell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 120 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.5838, -97.8562 near Jonesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wood (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Young Cemetery, Jonesboro Cemetery, and Jonesboro Methodist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5099005896. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.