SMALLWOOD CEMETERY - WESTON
CR1103
33.394N
96.687W
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, Joy
Gough
The field in
front of the gate has been terraced. To reach the cemetery in an ordinary car,
follow the road south to the house. Turn east and continue following the road to
the field behind the house. In the field, turn north and follow the treeline to
its end. The cemetery will be at the end of the treeline. A high clearance
vehicle can drive straight across the field from the gate about 100 yards to the
edge of the treeline and the cemetery.
This cemetery has one known grave. It is fenced with an old-fashioned wire
fence. The enclosed area is big enough for about 6 graves and has 4 trees.
Branches and debris inside the fence make it impossible to tell if there are any
additional graves. There is a foot stone for the headstone. The cemetery is on
the John L. Terry survey. One-quarter acre was deeded for a cemetery in Vol 310,
p 483, in 1937. It was again set aside in 1989. The fenced area does not cover
that much land.
The cemetery is near the top of a hill. There is an open field on three sides
and a woods on the south. The land drops sharply at the woods. At times the
field is used for cattle. There is no evidence that the cattle have been in the
cemetery. From the cemetery you can see Van Alstyne and Anna in the distance.
The Burks may still own the land. It is leased by Rick Thompson, who has a key
to the gate.
CEMETERY INDEX
Recommended
citation:
Smallwood
Cemetery - Weston,
"CEMETERIES OF COLLIN COUNTY." Collin
County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano
Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
[Accessed Fri February 13, 2004 ].
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