Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas, USA
Notes: Also known as: Pioneer Park Cemetery, Old Downtown Cemetery, Old City Cemetery
1857 Ceremonial Drive
Dallas, TX 75201
North of Dallas Convention Center. From South Houston Street, go 0.4 mile East on Young Street. The cemetery is located in Pioneer Plaza, south of Young Street & on the North side of the Dallas Convention Center, between South Griffin & South Akard Streets.
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Pioneer Cemetery Historical Marker
The area now known as Pioneer Cemetery is composed of the remnants of four early graveyards. The graves, dating back to the 1850's, include many of Dallas' early settlers and civic leaders. Two of the graveyards that now make up Pioneer Cemetery were associated with early Dallas fraternal organizations. The earliest marked grave in the section once known as the Tannehill Lodge #52 Masonic Cemetery is that of Elizabeth McPherson who died in 1853. R. P. Rodgers (d. 1852) is the oldest known interment in the section once belonging to Dallas Lodge #44 of the International Order of Odd Fellows. Some of the land nearby was once used as a cemetery by the Hebrew Benevolent Association. The property was deeded to Congregation Emmanuel in 1912, & in 1956, the graves were moved to the Emmanuel Cemetery. The fourth section, known as Old City Cemetery, was formally deeded to the City of Dallas in 1871. Its oldest marked grave, that of John Henry Long, is dated 1870. The last burials in what is now called Pioneer Cemetery took place in the latter part of the 1920's. The monuments that have remained over time are significant reminders of the history of the City of Dallas. (Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986)
Address : Latitude: 32.77598, Longitude: -96.80015
Buried
Matches 1 to 10 of 10
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Buried  |
Person ID | ||
| 1 |  BAGWELL, Martha W | Aft 27 Nov 1869 | Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas, USA | I5403 |
| 2 | FIELD, Samuel W | Aft 16 May 1912 | Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas, USA | I5401 |
| 3 | GARRISON, Lovick Pierce M.D. | Aft 25 Apr 1881 | Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas, USA | I80 |
| 4 | JOHNSON, Rhoda D | Aft 26 Nov 1870 | Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas, USA | I5377 |
| 5 | JOHNSON, Vienna | Aft 1880 | Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas, USA | I5379 |
| 6 | RECORD, James Knox Polk Jr | Aft Aug 1868 | Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas, USA | I5398 |
| 7 | RECORD, James Knox Polk | Aft 16 Jan 1872 | Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas, USA | I5396 |
| 8 | RECORD, Mary N | Aft 1864 | Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas, USA | I8958 |
| 9 | RECORD, Nannie V | Aft 1864 | Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas, USA | I5397 |
| 10 | RECORD, Sullie F | Aft 5 Sep 1870 | Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas, USA | I5399 |