Cemetery

Walnut Grove

Panola County · THC Atlas #7365004105

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About this site

Walnut Grove is a cemetery in Panola County, Texas. It is one of 80 cemeteries documented in Panola County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 132 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.2341, -94.3398. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rehobeth United Methodist Church (historical marker), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pierce, Grand Bluff, and Grand Bluff Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7365004105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Walnut Grove Cemetery lies behind Walnut Grove Church off U.S. Highway 59 about five miles northeast of Carthage. The surrounding community, probably settled just after the Civil War, had a school for Black students by 1897 and is counted among the historically African American communities of northeast Texas. Two churches and this cemetery were among the few features remaining by the mid-20th century as the settlement dispersed.

Sources: tshaonline.org redriversankofahs.org

📍 32.2341, -94.3398 · Panola County

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Historical Marker

Rehobeth United Methodist Church

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