Marker Inscription
Settlement in this area began in the 1840s. J. F. and J. M. Floyd, members of the local Richland Associate Reform Presbyterian Church organized in 1876, donated land here in 1878 for church and graveyard purposes. The first recorded burial was that of infant Nellie E. Sloan in 1885. The cemetery has been enlarged over the years and in 1995 contained about 13 acres. Buried here are local religious, education, and business leaders, elected officials, and veterans of conflicts ranging from the Civil War to World War II. The cemetery is maintained by the Eureka Cemetery Association. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845 - 1995
About this site
Eureka Cemetery is a historical marker in Eureka, Navarro County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 128 historical markers documented in Navarro County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 218 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0185, -96.2665 near Eureka. The nearest cataloged historic site is Davidson Family Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Elijah Anderson Cemetery, Montgomery, Whitney, and Jones-Gunn Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5349007190. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
