Wood-Verner Cemetery

The oldest known graveyard in the Dixie area, Wood-Verner Cemetery is named for two families who owned land surrounding the site. The earliest marked grave is that of John Gordon, who died in 1850. Affiliated with the local Methodist Church for much of its history, it now is maintained by a volunteer association. Among those interred here are pioneer settlers, Polish immigrants, former slaves, and at least two veterans of the Civil War. Many of the graves are unmarked. The cemetery serves as a visible reminder of the Dixie community's pioneer heritage.

Wood-Verner Cemetery is a historical marker in Tyler, Smith County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Smith County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 272 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3765, -95.4293 near Tyler. The nearest cataloged historic site is Verner-Black Fork Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Erwin, Spring Creek, and Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5423007769. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.