Wheeler Cemetery

This rural graveyard began when Alabama native Jefferson L. Wheeler and his second wife, Hannah, buried their daughter, Vina (b. 1864), here in 1875. Vina died in a hunting accident. The Wheelers later donated an acre which included Vina's burial site to the surrounding community to be used as a "neighborhood burying ground." The cemetery remains active and is maintained by the Wheeler Cemetery Association. Within this graveyard are the grave sites of numerous area pioneer families and veterans of conflicts ranging from the Civil War to the Korean Conflict.

Wheeler Cemetery is a historical marker in Corrigan, Polk County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 50 historical markers documented in Polk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 138 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.1114, -94.8235 near Corrigan. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wheeler (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Damascus Missionary Baptist Church, Union Springs Cemetery, and Union Springs Baptist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5373010429. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.