McCune Cemetery

Located in the Chinquapin Community, McCune Cemetery dates to 1852. Pioneer James L. McCune (1788-c.1838) came to Texas as a member of David G. Burnet’s colony and received a land grant in 1835. McCune’s son, James, married Delila storm, a local Cherokee, in 1836. The first known burial occurred in 1852 for Susan Elizabeth McCune, James and Delila’s third child. The cemetery was handed down through the family until the 1954 McCune Cemetery association was founded. There are more than 200 graves in the cemetery, mostly marked with headstones of granite surrounded by large hickories, oaks and chinquapins. Since 1835, the cemetery land has been owned by McCune heirs and is still active.

McCune Cemetery is a historical marker in Laneville, Rusk County, dedicated in 2014. 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 31.9723, -94.7782 near Laneville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Redlands Church (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Booker, Smyrna Baptist Church, and Gage Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017906. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.