Grandview Cemetery
Location: FM 4 NW of Grandview.
Originally surveyed by Lawrence Maynard and updated
by Nadine & James Roden, the caretakers of the Grandview Cemetery.
Transcribed by Donna Brand.
You can view the Grandview Cemetery alphabetically of the last name or by sections.
Section | Description |
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A | This section, usually referred to as the Black, section, contains a number of unmarked graves. A number of graves have funeral home markers that have faded with time. This section was read from South to North beginning at the southwest corner and ending at the northeast corner. |
B | This section, gently sloping to the southeast, contains more open space than the other sections. It was read from south to north beginning at the southwest corner and ending at the northeast corner. |
C | This small section is located at the north end of the cemetery. It was read from north to south beginning at the northeast corner and ending at the southwest corner. |
D1 | This large section contains some of the oldest graves in the cemetery. There are several open spaces toward the center which may contain unmarked graves. Several stones toward the center are either broken or weathered and thus unreadable. This section was generally read from north to south beginning at the northeast corner and ending at the northwest corner. |
D2 | This section also contains some of the older graves in the cemetery, especially toward the north and east. The grave of William Whitmire who named Grandview is in this section. There are also several broken and weathered stones, and open spaces that may contain unmarked graves. This section was read from north to south beginning at the northeast corner and ending at the southwest corner. |
E | This long narrow section slopes gently toward the South. There seems to be a number of graves of small children, especially on the eastern side. It was read from East to West beginning at the northeast corner and ending at the northwest corner. |
F | This section slopes gently to the southeast. It contains two individual red granite crypts and one large white marble crypt. It was read from East to West beginning at the northeast corner and ending at the northwest corner. |
G | This section near Highway 4 was read from west to east beginning at the northwest corner and ending at the northwest corner. |
H | This section, on the crest of a hill, slops to the northwest. It was read from south to north beginning in the southeast corner and ending in the northwest corner. |
I | Section I This long narrow section slops to the north. It was read from north to south beginning at the northeast corner and ending at the northwest corner. |
J | This section, on the side of a steep hill, has been terraced to provide burial sites. It rises sharply from north to south and was read in that direction beginning at the northeast corner and ending at the northwest corner. |
K1 | This section is in the new part of the cemetery to the south of Highway 4. It was read from west to east beginning at the southwest corner and ending at the northeast corner. |
K2 | This section is a continuation of section K 1 east of the entrance to the new part of the cemetery. It was read from west to east beginning at the southwest corner and ending at the north east corner. |
L1 | This section, south of Section K 2, was read from east to west beginning at the northeast corner and ending at the northwest corner. The eastern part of this section has more open space than graves. |
L2 | This section is a continuation of section L - 1 west of the main entrance road to the new section of the cemetery. It was read from east to west beginning in the northeast corner and ending in the northwest corner. |
Appendix | The following information was added to the Maynard’s work after its completion by Nadine & James Roden, the caretakers of the Grandview Cemetery. The following represents those who have not been positioned within the Maynard’s work. |