Eakins Cemetery

Noah (1810-1868) and Susan (1816-1878) Eakins and their family came to this part of Denton County from Kentucky in 1855. This cemetery was established on their land about 1855-58 when a neighbor, Angelina Rayburn, was fatally burned while cooking on an open fire. Lula Q. Porter, infant child of another pioneer family, was buried in the graveyard in 1861, and the site became a community burial ground known as Eakins Cemetery. It is the final resting place of the Eakins family and many other area pioneers and their descendants. It continues to serve the rural community. (1995)

Eakins Cemetery is a historical marker in Ponder, Denton County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 110 historical markers documented in Denton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1402, -97.3180 near Ponder. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sams-Burnett-Mennerly Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ponder, Justin, and Justin Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5121001331. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.