The McCurley family of Illinois settled in Denton County in 1852. George Collins McCurley set aside land for a burial ground, church, and school. A traveling stranger may have been the first burial, but George's brother, Abraham, who died in 1871, was the first family member buried at the site. The first marked graves date from 1877, when the plot began to be used by neighbors. In 1951 the 106 graves which then comprised the cemetery had to be relocated because of the construction of Lewisville Lake. They were moved here, adjoining Old Hall Cemetery, burial place of George C. McCurley. (1984)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008
StoppingPoints.com Editorial on McCurley Cemetery: | The McCurley graveyard is right next to the Old Hall Cemetery. |
|
Image Gallery
McCurley Cemetery Historical Marker Location Map, Lewisville, Texas
|
|
Related Themes: Texas Cemetery Markers, Cemeteries, Texan Graveyards, Burial Grounds and Graves Explore other historical Texas Cemeteries.
|