In the years immediately following the Civil War, George and Mary Akers arrived from Denton to settle in the area. In 1869, they established this burial ground when they interred their infant twins. More settlers arrived, establishing the farming community of Westview. Members of several pioneer families are interred here, including the Boaz, Cannon, Hudgens, Lanier, Price, Russom, Sewell, Shook and Smith families. Burials include veterans of the Civil War, World War II and the Vietnam War. Although most families moved away in the mid-twentieth century as jobs and technology advanced, the cemetery is still active as descendants are buried next to their ancestors. HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2023