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)

Tyson Cemetery is a historical marker in Pilot Point, Denton County, dedicated in 1976. 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 33.4165, -97.0662 near Pilot Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is Johnson Farm (historic place), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Davis Cemetery, Pilot Point, and St. John Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5121005587. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.