Tyson Cemetery
J. P. Newton (1821-56), a settler from Tennessee, is the earliest known burial in this cemetery. Charles Hammons (1854-64) has the second oldest stone. He was a grandson of another Tennessean, Charles Lee Sullivan (1810-68), a leader in this community. This burial ground, bought 1869 by Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hammons, Sullivan's son-in-law and daughter, later was donated to the public by James R. Tyson (1829-99), father of Sullivan's daughter-in-law, Angeline Tyson Sullivan. There are 44 Sullivan graves in 1976. An active cemetery association maintains this burial ground (1976)
33.4165° N, 97.0662° W
Where to Find It
from Sanger, go north on IH-35/US 77 about 4.6 miles to FM 3002, go east on 3002 about 5.5 miles to FM 3442, go south on 3442 about 1.4 miles to intersection with CR, go east on CR about 3/4 mile to cemetery
Nearby Markers
- 4.7 mi N Mountain Springs School Gainesville
- 6.2 mi E City of Pilot Point Pilot Point
- 6.3 mi E Pilot Point Post-Signal Pilot Point
- 6.3 mi E Pilot Point Church of Christ Pilot Point
- 6.5 mi E St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Pilot Point
- 6.6 mi E County Line Baptist Church Pilot Point