Grange Hall Cemetery

Nolands River was an early Johnson County community, established in the late 1850s. A local club of the Grange, a farmers' fraternal organization, organized her in 1874, and built a two-story meeting hall called "Grange Hall" that also housed a local school, church and Masonic lodge. In 1878, W.P. and S.M. Kizziar donated land to the Masonic lodge for use as a cemetery. Of the hundreds of marked graves in Grange Hall Cemetery, more than half date from before 1900. Several early unknown burials are marked by rocks or Bois D' Arc posts. The Menefee family reunion has been held here or nearby annually since 1891. Grange Hall declined after the nearby railroad town of Rio Vista was established in the 1880s. Historic Texas Cemetery – 2006

Grange Hall Cemetery is a historical marker in Rio Vista, Johnson County, dedicated in 2008. It is one of 71 historical markers documented in Johnson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 139 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.2278, -97.3991 near Rio Vista. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lowell Smith Home (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Haley-Smith Cemetery, Menefee Reunion, and Briden, Henry, Cabin.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015455. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.