Winterfield Cemetery

This cemetery began on the farm purchased in 1879 by July G. and Martha Howard Garner. Land was set aside for a family cemetery upon the deaths of the Garners' nephew, Joel S. Bright, and niece, Jessie L. Webb, in November 1887. This family cemetery eventually became a community graveyard with more than 500 graves. Among those buried here were farmers, city and county officials, and church leaders. Site maintenance, completed in the early 1900s by family members, was succeeded in 1971 by the Winterfield Cemetery Association. The site continues to serve the community.

Winterfield Cemetery is a historical marker in Longview, Gregg County, dedicated in 1996. It is one of 81 historical markers documented in Gregg County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 124 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.5270, -94.7176 near Longview. The nearest cataloged historic site is Winterfield (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Winterfield Methodist Church, Temple Emanu-El, and Lewis Chapel.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5183010003. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.