The Payne Gap Cemetery was recently featured in the Texas Historical Commission’s “Grave Concerns in Texas” newsletter. It appears in the “honor roll” of Texas cemeteries earning Historic Texas Cemetery designations since October 2025; the newsletter also highlights the cemetery’s online presence.
On September 2, 2025, the Texas Historical Commission recognized the Payne Gap Cemetery as an Historic Texas Cemetery, the culmination of a rigorous application process …
This person is at rest at the Payne Gap Cemetery, and today we celebrate his or her life. Click the name to learn more. ☰
Learn about how the Payne Gap Cemetery data was collected, vetted, and transformed into the new cemetery directory …
For years, the community has accepted that the Payne Gap Cemetery officially started in 1905 based on a deed from W.F. Hearne to trustees of the Payne Gap School District that transferred four acres to expand the school’s campus. However …
The most thorough resource for finding out who is buried at the Payne Gap Cemetery is our directory, supplemented by Find-a-Grave …
Payne Gap offers an abundance of peace (and quiet). It’s the kind of peace and quiet that allows you to hear your heartbeat and maybe the pulse of something much larger …
