Prairie Springs Cemetery

Associated for many years with the Prairie Springs Methodist Episcopal Church, South, this cemetery dates to 1866, when the infant grandson of R. W. Berry was buried here. Berry formally deeded land for the graveyard in 1880, although several other burials took place here before that time. The Prairie Springs Church moved to the town of Ben Wheeler (2 mi. SE) in 1893, but title to the cemetery was not formally transferred to the Prairie Springs Cemetery Association until 1949. The large graveyard is the burial ground for many of the area's pioneers and their descendants. (1985)

Prairie Springs Cemetery is a historical marker in Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt County, dedicated in 1985. 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 32.4654, -95.7292 near Ben Wheeler. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ben Wheeler Community (historical marker), about 2.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Morgan G. Sanders, Alamo Institute, and Cane Syrup Production in Van Zandt County.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5467011433. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.