| Marker Number |
11400 |
| Atlas Number |
5467011400 |
| Marker Title |
Elm Grove Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Elm Grove Cemetery |
| Address |
|
| City |
Mabank |
| County |
Van Zandt |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
778077 |
| UTM Northing |
3592246 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery |
| Marker Year |
1983 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
About 7 mi NE of Mabank off SH 198 in Roddy Community (N. on CR 2721 around two curves then E. on CR 2708 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Early Elm Grove community leader Anthony Hyde originally donated this property as land for a local school and church in 1881. It was first used as a cemetery in 1883 for the burial of his grandchild. In 1886 Hyde gave an additional five and one-half acres to the cemetery. A cemetery committee formed in 1895 named M. Johnson the first caretaker. In 1900 Elm Grove United Church moved to adjacent land. This cemetery is the burial ground of pioneer settlers and prominent members of the Elm Grove and Roddy communities.(1983) |
