The above coordinates are the suggested parking area. The cemetary has two parts. The main gate is always locked but there is a open gate to the east and west. To find the cache you must look for the Dixon headstone of John and Flora. (Notice they were both born and died one year apart.) Simply subtract four from the last two digits of the year John was born, then fill in the X's with the answer
Cache Coordinates: 32*52.9XX 96*42.9XX
Be sure to copy the coordinates located in the container which will lead you to the bonus cache. The BONUS CACHE IS 1.44 MILES SOUTH EAST.
The first land for this cemetery was granted by Mahulda Bonner McCree in 1866. At least two burials, for John Henry Jones (d. 1862) and Elizabeth McCullough (d. 1864), occurred before the graveyard was formally deeded. Over the years, the cemetery has been enlarged to cover over 3 acres. It contains the graves of Peters colonists, war veterans, and many persons associated with early area Methodist and Baptist churches. McCree Cemetery remains an important part of the recorded history of Dallas County.
The McCrees and Dixons are both here and were important first settlers. One of the Dixon's relatives (sister?) buried at the nearby Cox Cemetery was whom the Dixon Branch was named. I looked on the topo map and it is one of the highest spots in the area. At one time the cemetary could be seen from miles. (likely up to the time Scott Joplin was still writing music)
The western section of this cemetary was for blacks and the eastern section was for whites. Please do not visit this cache too late in the evening as you may startle the neighbors as this has been an unfortunate site for vandals. The damage is disheartening.
"Epitaph" - Is also a mellotron song by King Crimson (1969)
First to find prize is a recient commemorative russian coin with a soviet (1945) victory inlay.