Coffman Cemetery

While David Harman Coffman (1827-1888) served in the Confederate army during the Civil War (1861-1865), his wife Harriet (Jones) and four sons came to North Texas from Missouri. After the war David joined the family and they bought this land. Although the earliest marked grave was dated 1867, the Coffmans deeded the one-acre plot to the county for a public burial ground in 1878. They gave the adjoining acre for a school and meetinghouse for Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. J. K. Miller, pioneer who owned land on which Denison was laid out, was buried here.

Coffman Cemetery is a historical marker in Denison, Grayson County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 144 historical markers documented in Grayson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 208 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.7673, -96.5799 near Denison. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fairview (cemetery), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Miller, J.K., Miller's Spring, and Mayes House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5181007350. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.