Burns Cemetery

Land for this cemetery was donated in 1876 by Tennessee native William Boyd Burns (1821-1907), whose log cabin home was located adjacent to the site. Pioneer settler of the Trenton community, he also gave nearby property for a Union church building, Burns Chapel, which served as an early schoolhouse for the surrounding rural area. The cemetery was first used in 1877 for the burials of Burns' stepson John Patton and daughter Priscilla Burns, who at 16 was a teacher in the Orangeville Academy. Other graves include those of pioneer area settlers and prominent leaders of Trenton. Among the Civil War veterans interred here and early physician Dr. W. C. Holmes, who fought at Shiloh, and John w. Connelly, a former teacher in the Indian Territory who became a popular local preacher. For well over a century the Burns Cemetery has served residents of the Trenton area. The original tract has been enlarged through a donation of land and the purchase of additional property. Still in use, the cemetery serves as a historic reminder of the region's rich heritage and as the site of an annual memorial service honoring the settlers who led in the area's development.

Burns Cemetery is a historical marker in Trenton, Fannin County, dedicated in 1982. 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 33.4378, -96.3218 near Trenton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hill Cemetery #1 (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Trenton, First Methodist Church of Trenton, and First National Bank of Trenton.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5147008852. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.