Horton Cemetery

Enoch and Martha Horton left Virginia with their ten children and settled here as members of the Peters Colony in 1844. Family history recounts that their son, James Horton, set aside this site as a family cemetery in 1848. Enoch (d. 1851) and Martha (d. 1850) are believed to be buried here in unmarked graves. James and his sister, Sarah Horton Cockrell, operated one of the first grist mills in this area, and James donated land for a school and railroad right-of-way. Many Horton family members and other early settlers are buried here. The last interment was in 1951. Incise on reverse: Gift of Screna Horton Campbell, Barney C. Jones

Horton Cemetery is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 348 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 531 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7604, -96.9127 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Eagle Ford Community (historical marker), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Trinity Portland Cement Company Cemetery, El Camposanto de Cemento Grande de la Compania Trinity Portland, and Wesley Cockrell Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006744. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.