Cox Cemetery (1986)

Robert K. Gibbs and his family settled in this area in the early 1850s. A gravestone for an infant daughter of R. K. and Sarah Gibbs reveals the earliest documented burial in this cemetery to be November 1853. Robert Daniel Cox (1842--1898) acquired the land in 1880. He offered the small Gibbs family graveyard for use as a community cemetery. It became known as Cox Graveyard or Cox Cemetery. Land additions in 1920 and 1933 enlarged the cemetery. Some unmarked graves are believed to be those of slaves. Five generations of Cox family members are interred here. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Cox Cemetery is a historical marker in Canton, Van Zandt County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 84 historical markers documented in Van Zandt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 169 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.4459, -95.7678 near Canton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cox Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Holly Springs Cemetery, Holly Springs Cemetery, and Prairie Springs Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5467011393. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.