Marker Inscription
Located on part of the original William Coombes Survey, burials in this cemetery date to the 1850s. Originally known as Troth, it was formally dedicated in 1881, when land was set aside for a "graveyard forever" by Z.E. Coombes and W.R. Fisher. Pioneers interred here include W.R. Fisher, Z.E. Coombes, John and Rosina Loupot, Mary Ellen Cole Tuggle, and Heinrich and Anna Struck. Also buried here are veterans of the Civil War and World Wars I and II, and Clyde and Buck Barrow. Trinity Oaks Church of Christ maintains the historic cemetery. (1988)
About this site
Western Heights Cemetery is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1988. 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 32.7657, -96.8462 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Struck (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Western Heights Church of Christ, Robinson Family Cemetery, and Trinity Presbyterian Church, USA.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006913. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
