Land for the White Rock Cemetery was deeded in the years after the founding of White Rock Church. The church also served as the schoolhouse and masonic lodge. Church tradition states that the original acreage of the cemetery was one acre. On September 13, 1913, George Edward “Buster” Davis (1870-1950) and his wife, Sarah Francis (Savell) Davis (1872-1922), deeded to church deacons one acre for cemetery purposes. The cemetery continued to grow. On January 10, 1921, Robert H. Chandler (1891-1966) and his wife Nora (1895-1973) sold one acre to the deacons and masons of White Rock Baptist Church. In May 1945, Robert and Nora sold an additional one and a half acres for burial purposes. White Rock Cemetery has over one thousand burials. The most common last names include Chandler, Davis, Koonce, Smith and Williams. The oldest gravestone is that of Sarah Tyler (1827-1887). Some tombstones are adorned with decorations from visitors. The oldest marked birthdates are those of the Reverend James Carroll Koonce, who church tradition states was the first pastor of White Rock Church, and his wife Susan, both born in 1815. Several grave markers give years indicating the person was over one hundred years old when they died, including that of Raymond Crawford, Samantha Renfro Hendricks, June Jolly and Carl B. Russell. There are 82 veterans’ markers in White Rock Cemetery, representing the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf, along with 18 who served in the military during peacetime. For over a century, White Rock Cemetery has been a lasting reminder of the early community of White Rock. HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2023