New Salem Cemetery

Pioneers began settling this area in the mid-1840s, and Philip Greenleaf Williams was among them. He arrived in 1844 and established a water-powered gristmill south of Bois D'Arc Springs. He left for Virginia to bring his wife and family to the area in 1848, but he drowned in the Red River on the return journey. Williams' family buried him here, where a young boy had reportedly already been interred. Williams' gravestone bears the earliest date. Several of his family members, including his wife, Nancy (Chaney), remained in the area and are also interred here. The names of many of the area's pioneer families are found on the grave markers in New Salem Cemetery. These include members of the Self family, for whom the surrounding community is named. Other families represented here include Broadfoot, Craddock, Dobbs, Denison, Elam, Gilbert, Jones, Newberry, Pitts and Shipman. Today, a cemetery association maintains the burial ground, which serves as a link to the dispersed community that formed in this area in the era when Texas transitioned from Republic to statehood. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003

New Salem Cemetery is a historical marker in Honey Grove, Fannin County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Fannin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 262 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.7021, -95.8995 near Honey Grove. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jones Cemetery #2 (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jones' Mill Community, Wagner Family, and Simmons.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5147013315. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.