Union Grove Cemetery

Settlers William McBee and Adam Sullivan established the Union Grove community in 1844. McBee built and operated the first corn mill in Van Zandt County, and Union Grove grew to include a Baptist Church and the McBee School. Charles Rufus Peery donted land for a community burial ground in 1880; the earliest intermenet is Peery's mother-in-law, Mary Ann Hindman Henson. The cemetery, sited on a hill overlooking the surrounding countryside, has many large oak and cedar trees on its grounds. It is the final resting place for dozens of veterans of the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The Union Grove Cemetery Assocaition, active since the 1940s, cares for this historic graveyard.

Union Grove Cemetery is a historical marker in Wills Point, Van Zandt County, dedicated in 2009. 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 32.7483, -96.0242 near Wills Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rock Point Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Martin, Neal, Site of Burial of, Russell Memorial United Methodist Church, and Wills Point Schools.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015699. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.