Arledge Ridge Cemetery

Among the early settlers of this area were Joseph and William Arledge, brothers who arrived from Alabama in the 1850s. Both established successful farms in the area, and the growing settlement became known as Arledge Ridge. Joseph Arledge operated one of the earliest freight lines in Fannin County, with regular routes to the port city of Jefferson. William Arledge established a cotton gin in the central part of the county and later sold an acre of land to be used for a community school and church. A tract of land, deeded by William Arledge in 1876, was designated as a community burial ground. According to local tradition, burials may have taken place in the cemetery as early as the 1840s, but the oldest documented grave is that of Joseph Arledge who died in 1855. Interred in the Arledge Ridge Cemetery are many early settlers, as well as a number of Civil War veterans. Additional land acquisitions in 1893, 1948, and 1965 enlarged the cemetery tract. The Arledge Ridge Cemetery Association, organized in 1948, maintains the historic graveyard and sponsors an annual homecoming event.

Arledge Ridge Cemetery is a historical marker in Bonham, Fannin County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Fannin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 262 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.5180, -96.1706 near Bonham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Miller Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Moore's Chapel Cemetery, Hampton Cemetery, and Fannin Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5147008835. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.