Dunn-Johnston Cemetery

Near Eureka; no mapped position in the state's record

Texas Historical Marker · 2012 · Marker 17275

The marker

James and Isabella (Caufield) Dunn and their children came to Texas in 1832. Their son, James Dunn, Jr. And his wife, Missouri Ann (McGray) Dunn, moved to Navarro County from Robertson County in 1850 along with Dunn’s cousin, David J. Johnston. In the 1850s, a log schoolhouse known as Dunn’s Schoolhouse was built nearby. The earliest burial is that of James Dunn, Jr. Who died in 1865 and was buried on his property. His wife, Ann was buried next to him when she died in 1871. Members of the Johnston family are also buried here in a number of unmarked graves. This historic cemetery is the final resting place for some of the earliest settlers of the Eureka area.

Where it stands

From Eureka, go south 2 ¼ miles on SE CR 2240, turn left on SE CR 2230 and go approximately 2/10 mile, turn right on Tonkawa Trail into Arrowhead Development. Follow to the left to El Sueno and turn right, go 1/10 mile. Cemetery is on the left.

See also Dunn-Johnston Cemetery on the cemeteries page.

Source: Texas Historical Commission, Texas Historic Sites Atlas, record 5507017275, read 17 September 2026.