Titus County, Texas Cemetery Search

Old Union Cemetery has been a historical landmark for over a century. Mr. Isaac Evans deeded the original church, cemetery, and school grounds to the community so, unlike some Titus County cemeteries, it was never a family burial plot. Consequently, public burials have taken place through the years and the cemetery became quite popular because of its location east of Mount Pleasant on Highway 67, a major east/west thoroughfare.

Old Union Cemetery is divided into two parts, which we designate as West Side and East Side, on opposite sides of County Road 3045. The Old Union Missionary Baptist Church (established in 1845) sits between the two.

An elected board of directors administers cemetery affairs and it is fenced and kept in very good condition.

OLD UNION EAST SIDE

Old Union Cemetery (East Side), the oldest section, has many unmarked graves and many monuments are seriously weathered. Encouragingly, families are replacing older monuments, thereby perpetuating the graves' historical and genealogical significance. One hundred one flat plate concrete markers theoretically mark unidentified grave locations. Two angel figurines and five unreadable funeral home markers mark other grave sites. One monument, molded from cement, could not be read except for a date _____ 22, 1913. There are two concrete blocks, each with an inscribed cross. One bears the name Richardson and the other Blythe.

OLD UNION WEST SIDE

Old Union West Side has 148 flat plate concrete markers designating known or suspected grave sites and 5 unreadable funeral home markers at other locations.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM THE TITUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE:

Drive 1.0 mile north on Jefferson Street (U.S. Highway 271 Business) where it intersects U.S. Highway 67 (16th Street). Turn right (east) on U.S. 67 and continue 3.3 miles to the intersection of County Road 3045. The Old Union Baptist Church and cemetery are on the left (north side) of U.S. 67.

GPS COORDINATES: 33°11.278' N 094°54.816' W

DECORATION DAY: Saturday before Mother's Day each year

MARKED BURIALS INDEXED IN TCS DATABASE: 637 (2008-04-01)

FREE BURIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS CEMETERY.

SEE "HOW TO REQUEST BURIAL INFORMATION" PAGE FOR DETAILS.

(NOTE: This cemetery contains un-named burials marked by irregular makers like natural stones and other methods that could not be included in the Titus Cemetery Search database.)

LAST TCS PHYSICAL SURVEY: 2006-03-15

Historical information for this cemetery was provided by and used with the permission of David Horton, and was compiled from Mr. Horton's work and the earlier work of Lynch Harper. Map provided courtesy of Ark-La-Tex Council of Governments GIS department. Please forward any mapping questions to http://www.atcog.org/gis_mapping.htm.

This information updated 2008-04-01