Handley Cemetery

This burial ground originally served the pioneer settlers of the Handley Community, which developed here soon after the Texas and Pacific Railroad built a line to the area in 1876. The earliest marked grave is that of Jane E. Thomas (1832-1878). A church building, constructed on adjacent land in 1882, was located here for 48 years. Several early residents buried at this site, including Civil War veteran Maj. James M. Handley (d. 1906), for whom the town was named, were later reinterred in the nearby Rose Hill Cemetery. The last burial here was in 1967. (1981)

Handley Cemetery is a historical marker in Arlington, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7300, -97.2174 near Arlington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Worth-Dallas Interurban (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Handley Power Plant & Lake Erie, Handley Church of Christ, and Handley United Methodist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439002355. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.