Emporia Cemetery

This pioneer burial ground predates later timber towns of the area. The land was originally set aside as a family cemetery, with the first burial for W.E. and Emily Waltman's infant son William in 1882. The Emporia sawmill operated a few hundred yards west from 1893-1906; some sawmill workers and their families are also buried here, mostly in unmarked graves. Relatives of Jeremiah and Hester Anthony are also buried here, and while that family took care of the graveyard it was also known as Anthony Cemetery or Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Noteworthy features here include the use of landscape petrified wood and homemade concrete gravestones. Once a rural cemetery, the site is now within the city limits of Diboll. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006

Emporia Cemetery is a historical marker in Diboll, Angelina County, dedicated in 2007. It is one of 45 historical markers documented in Angelina County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 176 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.1729, -94.7860 near Diboll. The nearest cataloged historic site is Emporia (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Temple, Henry G., House, First Methodist Church of Diboll, and Temple Family.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013937. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.