Pioneer Cemetery (1986)

The final resting place for many Dallas County pioneers, this cemetery began in the churchyard of Duck Creek Methodist Church, a congregation organized in the 1850s. The graveyard includes sections established by the Duck Creek Masonic Lodge (1883) and the Knights of Pythias Lodge (1900). The oldest marked burials date from the 1870s, although earlier death dates appear on graves relocated here from another cemetery. Interred here are local, state, and national elected officials, victims of a 1927 tornado, and veterans of conflicts from the War of 1812 to Vietnam.

Pioneer Cemetery is a historical marker in Garland, Dallas County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.8945, -96.6471 near Garland. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pioneer (Garland) (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Garland Memorial, Axe, and First Baptist Church of Garland.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006819. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.