Tioga Cemetery

In November 1881, settlers established the community of Tioga on the eastern edge of the East Cross Timbers, and it incorporated as a city in 1906. For the first decades of Tioga's history, resident buried their loved ones on private land in family cemeteries. In February 1906, W.R. and Sally J. Gillespie deeded five acres of their farmland to the local Woodmen of the World camp for use as a burial ground; the first grave dates to that year. Many of the early headstones are Woodmen of the World markers. The community continued using and improving the cemetery over the years, adding a pavilion in 1924 for funeral services. Today, the burial ground is a tie to generations of Tioga area residents, and is the final resting place for veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War, including both Union and Confederate soldiers. Other notable persons interred here are Texas Senator Olin R. Van Zandt and the Rev. H.G. Ball, a Primitive Baptist preacher who presided over the funeral service for U.S. Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. An association maintains the burial ground for future generations. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004

Tioga Cemetery is a historical marker in Tioga, Grayson County, dedicated in 2004. 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 33.4819, -96.9270 near Tioga. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tioga United Methodist Church (historical marker), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Primitive Baptist Church of Tioga, Old Cemetery, and Ethel.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013817. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.