Perry Cemetery (1976)

This cemetery opened with the burial of Sarah Huffman (Mrs. A. W.) Perry in 1896. Nearby was the Union Baptist Church, which stood on land given by A. W. Perry. On Feb. 18, 1897, he deeded land for this cemetery -- the first burial ground associated with the town of Carrollton. After it opened, a few burials were brought from private sites and reinterred here. The Union Church land was added to the cemetery about 1911, after the church moved away. The Rev. John M. Myers, a son of Union's founding pastor, is buried here with his wife. Most of the 482 graves are for pioneer families.

Perry Cemetery is a historical marker in Carrollton, Dallas County, dedicated in 1976. 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 32.9638, -96.8970 near Carrollton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Perry Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Union Baptist Church, Perry Cemetery, and Hilltop Memorial Park.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006815. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.