Farrsville Cemetery

Methodist minister Alfred Farr arrived in Newton County prior to 1860, and the community that grew around his homesite came to be known as Farrsville. The cemetery established at this site was first called Hines Cemetery. M.D. Hines, Sr., owned a homestead near the burial ground, and five early graves bear the name Hines. The earliest known burial is that of Jane Victor Smith, who died in 1859. The site was not officially designated as a cemetery until William Smith deeded a "two acre tract reserved for church, school house and grave yard" in 1878. The name of the burial ground was officially changed to Farrsville Cemetery in 1992 upon the creation of the Farrsville Cemetery Association. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2001

Farrsville Cemetery is a historical marker in Burkeville, Newton County, dedicated in 2009. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Newton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 126 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.9900, -93.8006 near Burkeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pleasant Hill (cemetery), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Farr Family Cemetery, Holmes Cemetery, and Farr's Chapel Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015831. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.