Long Prairie Cemetery

In 1870, Lawrence S. Taylor sold five acres of land for school and church purposes to Nelson Owen, J.T. Selman and W.B. Gage, trustees of the Long Prairie School District. The Long Prairie School and the Long Prairie Methodist Church shared the site, which the community also used as a cemetery. The school district consolidated into the Kerens Independent School District in 1949. Around that same time, the church merged into the Kerens Methodist Church, and the school district and the church sold their respective land at this site to the Long Prairie Cemetery Association. The first burial at the graveyard, which is also known as Alligator Cemetery, is that of Sallie K. Burt, a child who died in 1872. Many graves are marked with fraternal organization symbols, and several belong to veterans who fought in conflicts dating back to the Civil War. The names of these Long Prairie residents and their families, friends and neighbors serve as reminders of the community's history, from settlement through hardships and success. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003

Long Prairie Cemetery is a historical marker in Kerens, Navarro County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 128 historical markers documented in Navarro County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 218 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.0593, -96.1988 near Kerens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jefferson Owen Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Owen-Weir Cemetery, Mary C Martin Cemetery, and William F Bowen Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5349013025. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.