Historical MarkerRiley Cemetery
Colleyville · Tarrant County · Dedicated 1979 · THC Atlas #5439004267
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Marker Inscription
About 1856 Jonathan Riley (b. ca. 1791) brought his family to this area from Kentucky. He received this land grant in 1863. The burial ground began, legend says, when a thief was killed nearby and Riley gave permission for his burial here. Riley's family and neighbors also used the cemetery. In 1883 Thomas Riley and William Autry set aside this one-acre tract for a graveyard. Burials stopped here before 1897, except for that of Riley's daughter Mrs. Martha Susan Autry (b. 1853) who was interred here in 1937. Some graves are now designated only with sandstones; many others are unmarked.
About this site
Riley Cemetery is a historical marker in Colleyville, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1979. 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 32.8640, -97.1601 near Colleyville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of Oak Grove Methodist Church (historical marker), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Messenger College, Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley, and The Bidault House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439004267. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
