Linney Cemetery

Founded in the 1850s, this graveyard was established to serve the citizens of West Liberty (now Dayton). Although there was no early organization of the cemetery, sections of the burial ground were known by the names of families interred there, such as Smith and Alford. A section reserved for blacks in the early years is now known as Acie Cemetery. Several land acquisitions and donations over the years have combined to bring the cemetery's total size to thirteen acres. There are many unmarked burials in this cemetery. The earliest documented interment is that of Joseph Monroe Linney, who died at the age of six days in 1880. Other early burials include those of Jane Francis Hunt, who died in 1881, and Marie Louise Schneider Gossie, who died in 1885. Those buried in the Linney Cemetery include pioneer settlers, city and county elected officials, community leaders, members of fraternal organizations, and veterans from the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The Linney Cemetery Association, established in 1903, still cares for the historic graveyard. It serves as a reflection of the area's early heritage, and as a reminder of pioneer life in Liberty County. (1988) Historic Texas Cemetery

Linney Cemetery is a historical marker in Dayton, Liberty County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Liberty County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.0577, -94.8882 near Dayton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Linney-Acie Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Magnolia Cemetery, Judge Walter S. Neel House, and The Runaway Scrape.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5291009674. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.