Selman-Roark Cemetery
In 1834 surveyor William Roark (1803-1862) and his family came to Texas from Tennessee. Roark's mother Nancy (Chambliss) and brother Napoleon were buried in the one-half-acre graveyard about 1837-38. Joseph, Delila and James H. Durst deeded this cemetery to Roark in 1838. Roark's daughter Elizabeth married Benjamin Franklin Selman in 1855 and the site became known as "Selman-Roark Cemetery". As Linwood community grew, more families used the burial ground. In 1861 a Roark descendant deeded an additional 0.8 acre adjoining the cemetery.
31.6640° N, 94.9934° W
Where to Find It
on SH 21 5 miles east of Alto
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi S Candace Midkiff Bean Linwood
- 1.1 mi SW Old Palestine Baptist Church Alto
- 1.1 mi W Ellis P. Bean Alto
- 1.1 mi W Old Palestine Cemetery Alto
- 1.9 mi N Cook Cemetery Alto
- 1.9 mi W Helena Kimble Dill Nelson Alto