Marker Inscription
This cemetery began with the interment of Paul and Martha Rettig's infant son, Joseph, in 1879 on Rettig family land. In 1883 two children of the tenant farming Kinsey family were buried near Joseph Rettig's grave and the site gradually became a community burial ground. A cemetery care committee was established in 1895. Presently encompassing three acres donated by the Rettig family, the cemetery contains about 600 graves. Buried here are members of three generations of some area families and veterans of wars ranging from the Texas Revolution to World War II.
About this site
Maple Grove Cemetery is a historical marker in Minden, Rusk County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 72 historical markers documented in Rusk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0109, -94.6989 near Minden. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hays, William C. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Maple Grove, McCarter Cemetery, and New Prospect Cemetery Harmony.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5401011011. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
