Pope Cemetery
Woodlawn, Harrison County, Texas
Marker Inscription
POPE CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1863
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Pope Cemetery was established in 1863 in the Woodlawn area of Harrison County, in the piney woods of East Texas during the Civil War years. As a mid-19th-century burial ground, it marks the presence of an early settlement community whose families are remembered here.
Why it matters
Early East Texas cemeteries preserve the family and community history of the region's Civil War-era settlement, anchoring local memory to a specific place on the land.
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