Buckner Cemetery

John S. Buckner (1806-1870), his wife, Mariah T. (d. 1874), and their two sons, Arthur Washington (1828-1894) and Mumford Jackson (1831-1872), traveled from Georgia and settled in this area before 1850. As the family and community grew, this site was set aside as a burial ground. John was one of the first to be laid to rest here in 1870. Both Buckner sons served the Confederacy during the Civil War. Mumford enlisted in Johnson's Brigade, 1st Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers, and later served in the Texas Cavalry. Arthur was part of Company C, 1st Texas Infantry and was at Appomattox, Va., on April 9, 1865, when Robert E. Lee surrendered. He returned to his business in Pinehill where he ran a sawmill with his father, as well as a general store and cotton gin. One of his daughters, May Buckner Hillin (1869-1966), is remembered for her response to an 1892 incident in which a man was stabbed at a local drugstore that secretly sold whiskey. She led the women of Pinehill to the site, where they broke up the whiskey containers with axes. The Buckner Cemetery chronicles these pioneers, veterans and generations that have contributed to the development of the Pinehill area or Rusk County. A trust fund created in 1974 provides for its upkeep. Historic Texas Cemetery – 2001

Buckner Cemetery is a historical marker in Pinehill, Rusk County, dedicated in 2001. It is one of 72 historical markers documented in Rusk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.1097, -94.6034 near Pinehill. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pine Hill Baptist (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pine Hill Methodist Cemetery, Ross Family at Pine Hill, and Bridges.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016219. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.