China Spring Cemetery

The China Spring community was originally settled about 1870. It was named for a large grove of chinaberry trees and nearby spring. Burials were first held in family cemeteries. An association was formed by local citizens in 1902 to establish a community burial ground. They purchased the initial tract of five acres. At one time, sheep were used to keep grass trimmed but the experiment failed when they began to stray. An unsual grave is that of Isaac Brock (1787-1909) who lived in three centuries. Many of the area pioneers are buried here.

China Spring Cemetery is a historical marker in China Spring, McLennan County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.6530, -97.3165 near China Spring. The nearest cataloged historic site is China Spring Tabernacle (historical marker), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bosque River Crossing of the 1841 Texas Santa Fe Expediton, Wortham Bend Cemetery, and Goodall Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309000832. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.