Olive Branch Cemetery (1981)

The first burial at this site occurred in the early 1870s. Area settlers H. H. Bradford, B. P. Cox, J. C. Cartwright, and J. C. Weaver, donated the property for the interment of a young girl who had died on a wagon train. The earliest marked grave is that of Maria B. Smith (1805-1875). During the 1890s, a sanctuary was built north of the burial ground for a Methodist Episcopal Church. As declining soil conditions caused families to move from the area, the congregation became inactive. The chapel was removed by 1914, but the Olive Branch Cemetery remains in use.

Olive Branch Cemetery is a historical marker in Chico, Wise County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 89 historical markers documented in Wise County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 159 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.3374, -97.8592 near Chico. The nearest cataloged historic site is Olive Branch Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Dunn-Comstock Cemetery, Norwood Cemetery, and Cumbey Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5497003849. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.