Cemetery

Akers

Grayson County · THC Atlas #7181002005

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About this site

Akers is a cemetery in Grayson County, Texas. It is one of 54 cemeteries documented in Grayson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 206 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.5675, -96.5994. The nearest cataloged historic site is Luella (cemetery), about 2.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Holloway, Sherman Manufacturing Company, and Pool Manufacturing Company.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7181002005. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Akers Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Grayson County associated with the old Akers Chapel community. Its graves date to the 1800s and include members of the Akers family, for whom the settlement was named. It is one of the many small rural community cemeteries scattered across the county near Sherman.

Sources: cemeteries-of-tx.com files.usgwarchives.net

📍 33.5675, -96.5994 · Grayson County

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