Parker Cemetery is one of Titus County's most special cemeteries. It is special in the sense that it is one of Titus County's oldest; it has been maintained in pristine condition; it contains no monuments but has not been “lost”; and it is deeded and therefore cannot legally be destroyed for other purposes.
The cemetery was named in honor of James M. Parker who once owned the land. One acre of the 160 acre homestead was set aside for the cemetery. One can only assume that Parker family members are buried there, but no historical evidence was found to offer clues as to who was interred in this cemetery.
The cemetery sits in a grove of trees on a high hill overlooking Bobby Ziedy's property and Mr. Ziedy is committed to its preservation in its natural state. Thirty to thirty-five native rocks are strewn about the cemetery confines. Some rocks appear to have once been inscribed, but the elements have destroyed any hope of “readability”. Although they no doubt once marked grave sites, their scattering prevents determining the graves' location they once identified. From the example this cemetery serves, every effort should be expended on it's preservation. Too many others like it have been lost and it is hoped that example will not be.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM THE TITUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE:
Travel 0.3 miles south on Madison Street to Ferguson Road. Turn left (east) on Ferguson Road (U.S. Highway 271, which becomes Texas Highway 49) and travel 3.2 miles on Highway 49 to the intersection with Union Hill Road (FM 2348). Turn right on Union Hill Road (FM 2348) and proceed 2.4 miles to the intersection with County Road 4550. Turn right onto County Road 4550 and proceed for 0.7 miles to the intersection of Private Titus County Road 4570 from the right. Turn right on Private Titus County Road 4570. The Ziedy residence sits about 0.2 mile from County Road 4550 at the end of Private County Road 4570. The cemetery lies about 0.2 miles west of the home.
Parker Cemetery is located in a grove of trees on the Bobby Ziedy property
Other natural stones are found throughout the grove of trees, but were covered by leaves and do not show well in this photo
A centopath has recently been placed in the cemetery in honor of Glenn Rogers
GPS COORDINATES: 33°05.933' N 094°55.980' W
DECORATION DAY: None
MARKED BURIALS INDEXED IN TCS DATABASE: 0 (2006-12-17)
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: 2006-12-17
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.
Parker Cemetery is under a grove of trees, and possibly extends into the nearby pasture
Natural stones, like the one lying at the base of the tree in this photo, were used to mark the graves
The Ziedy residence is at the end of Private Titus County Road 4570
Parker Cemetery sits in a pasture approximately 0.2 mile behind the residence
