In the mid-19th century, Capt. A. Webb, a veteran of the Black Hawk War in Illinois, established a homestead near here as part of the Mercer Colony, and he was later joined by his father-in-law, War of 1812 veteran Benjamin Crownover, and his family. In 1855, Crownover's daughter Leona Caldwell became the first person buried in this field beneath a pecan tree. Webb later deeded land to area residents for a school, church, and public burial ground, and his donation along with that of W.H. Caldwell formed the center of the Long Creek Community. The cemetery links generations of local families, with burials including military veterans, ministers, teachers, and members of the Masons, Eastern Star, and Woodmen of the World, while its stones and landscaping reflect a broad range of funereal practices from the 19th century to the present and an association formed in 1910 continues to maintain the burial ground.