This early Williamson County graveyard has been referred to as Smalley Cemetery because of its connection with the family of pioneer Baptist preacher Freeman Smalley. Early settlers of this area, the Smalleys were associated with the nearby Anti-Slaveholding Union Baptist Church. Though the oldest grave marker is dated 1853, Freeman Smalley, Jr., is believed to have been the first person buried in the cemetery in 1849. The land on which the cemetery is located was deeded to trustees of the church in 1854.