Marker Inscription
George (1803-1860) and Catherine (Rice) Grounds (1810-1880) settled in this area about 1829. Their arrival coincided with that of Catherine's brother, Joseph R. Rice, Sr., who settled his family about 5 miles southwest of this site in 1828. This cemetery was established in 1860 with the burial of George Grounds. By 1883 the graveyard had been legally set aside. It contains mostly Grounds family members and is representative of historic family cemeteries in East Texas. George Grounds' original red sandstone grave marker was replaced with a granite headstone in 1993.
About this site
Grounds Cemetery is a historical marker in Houston County, Texas, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 183 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 349 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4318, -95.3490. The nearest cataloged historic site is Grounds Family (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Germany, Germany Church, and Parker Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225007059. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
