Smyrna Union

Smyrna Union Church Cem.From Hwy 19 take F.M 2324 w. abt. 3 mi. Take County rd. to R. Follow abt. 1/2 mi. to Cemetery on L. Abt. l50 years old. Recorded: RAIN06; HbTx: “Smyrna is off Farm Road 2324 four miles southwest of Emory …mid-1930s the settlement had a church, a store, and a number of scattered dwellings…only a cemetery and a few houses remained.”); (THC Atlas: Marker,“…house of worship is the site of the old school house in which, on Sept. 2, 1902, Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America (National Farmers Union) established its first local union.”) —Parsons; Roots, GNIS, Tx Funeral Serv. Com.. HbTxTHC site visit MB 2//22/04: Assoc. church. Large, fenced. Diversity of formal markers over time, some newer informal markers, local castings. Marker shrubs, Crape Myrtles, Roses. Cedar marker trees. Veterans, WoW. Fenced. Adjacent to roadway, churchyard, wooded areas. Approx 4.34 acres. GPS 32.50.52.64515N –95.49.18.16732W

Smyrna Union is a cemetery in Rains County, Texas. It is one of 43 cemeteries documented in Rains County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.8481, -95.8220. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smyrna Union Church (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bishop, Rocky Point Community, and Woosley.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7379000405. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.