Historical Markers of Texas

16722 1925 Henderson County Jail Athens, 201 E. Larkin AS EARLY AS 1850, HENDERSON COUNTY OFFICIALS REALIZED THE NEED FOR A COUNTY JAIL. THE FIRST JAIL WAS COMPLETED IN 1856 OR 1857. IT BECAME KNOWN AS ...

15326 Allen Cemetery Murchison This burial ground has served the residents of Murchison since the late 1800s. The Murchison Community, named for confederate officer T.F. Murchison, ... 9412 Antioch Cemetery 2 mi. SW of Malakoff on CR 1300. Marker reported damaged Aug. 2021, being repaired by cemetery association. Located on a two-acre site purchased in 1883 by the trustees of the New Hope Methodist Episcopal Church from J. Thomas and Oma Henry, this cemetery ... 10364 Arthur C. Horton, M.D. 4 mi. west of Brownsboro on SH 31, then .4 mi. south on CR 3621 (August 27, 1873 - June 6, 1946) A native of Mississippi, Arthur Columbus Horton came to Texas with his family in 1876. He studied medicine at Barnes ... 9413 Athens on SH 19, S. Palestine Rd. at Bryson Rd. Founded 1850. Named for Athens, Greece. Supply and military training headquarters during Civil War. Sent army about 1,000 men. Center for manufacturing ... 12860 Athens Cemetery Athens Cemetery Athens Cemetery After citizens petitioned for its closure, an unofficial burial ground in this area (Large Lot 13) closed in 1857. That same year, ... 16460 Athens Lodge No. 165 A.F. & A.M. E. Corsicana St. (Bus. 175), S side W of E. College St. Athens Lodge No. 165 A.F. & A.M., founded in 1854, was the first Masonic lodge to be organized in Henderson County. Henderson County had been created ...

12009 Barker Cemetery 5 mi. E of Athens on US 175; 1.25 N on CR 4705 Hester (Stovall) and Armstead R. Barker struggled to buy the lands they worked for their former masters, W. C. Larkin and Nat Coleman. When Mrs. ... 23627 Baxter School marker pending marker pending 18654 Beck's Chapel Cemetery 3960 CR 1114 As the final resting place for many of the area’s nineteenth century pioneers, the Beck’s Chapel Cemetery was established near Beck’s Chapel and ... 14577 Black Jack Cemetery Off FM 1803, south of CR 3704, west side of the highway. The cemetery and marker are about 800 feet west of FM 1803. This burial ground has served this area of eastern Henderson county since the mid-1800s, when the Black Jack community was established. Cradled between ... 10345 Brownsboro Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery SH 31 at FM 314 After migrating from Norway in 1845, Ole Reierson bought the land that included this cemetery site (1.1 mi. ESE). He chose the spot for his burial ... 18531 Bruce Field 512 Royal Street As the focal point of Athens schools and athletics, Bruce Field has served the community since 1922. Bruce Academy, a leading educational institution ... 10346 Buffalo 3 mi. W on FM 85, in the Aley community, sw of intersection with CR 2138. Marker reported missing Jan. 2015. Before Henderson County was created by the Texas Legislature in 1846, a small community known as Buffalo had developed around a ferry that operated ... 15379 Bush W. Wofford Home 1601 Patterson Rd. (RTHL medallion only) 12760 Bushrod W. J. Wofford East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society Bushrod William John "Bush" Wofford was born in February 1832 to William M. and Mariah Frances Johnston Wofford in Madison County, Alabama. He grew ...

13092 Carroll Springs Cemetery 12 mi. S on SH 19, then E on CR 4600 1.8 mi. The Carroll Springs Methodist Church and a school began meeting at this site in 1883. The following year, A.M. Carroll, who owned property in Henderson ... 10347 Carroll Springs Methodist Church take SH 19 11.6 mi. south to CR 4600, go east 1.8 mi. This congregation traces its history through several Henderson County Methodist churches. Earliest worship services in Carroll Springs were held ... 10349 Cherokee Exodus from Texas Chandler Museum and Visitor Center parking lot, McCain Park Driven from eastern states by white settlers, Cherokee Indians migrated to the East Texas area, becoming established by 1820. In 1822, they unsuccessfully ... 17506 Clinton Williams Murchison, Sr. Athens Cemetery, Plot 726 Sec. D Clint W. Murchison, Sr. was born April 11, 1895, in Tyler to John W. and Clara (Williams) Murchison. His grandfather, T.F. Murchison, was one of ... 14299 Cockerell Hospital NW corner Front and Meredith streets In 1929, Dr. Lonnie Lee Cockerell (1879-1969) bought second-story building space on the northeast corner of the Eustace city square. The next year, ... 15047 Coleman, Nat P., Home Athens 22432 Corporal David Brady Shelton American Legion Post No. 173 At the Adult Education Building, in the southwest corner of the Trinity Valley Community College campus. On Park Drive, to the right, just before you get to the Athens County Club entrance. 12383 Cottonwood Cemetery 6 miles east of Eustace on FM 2709, then 0.5 miles south on CR 3907 Permanent settlement of the area that became the Cottonwood community began in the 1840s and 1850s. Pioneer families, including the Stirmans, Greens, ... 10350 Courts Under the Oaks Courthouse lawn Henderson County was established in 1846, the year after Texas was annexed by the United States. In 1850, after previous reductions in the county's ...

15876 Davis Cemetery CR 4511, S side, 0.8 mi. W of CR 4513 This burial ground, named for the pioneering Davis family, has served this rural section of Henderson County since the mid-1800s. It was established ... 10375 Davis Reynolds on FM 607 south of intersection w/ FM 804 in the New York community Henderson County pioneer Davis Reynolds (1800-1869) came to Texas in 1856 with his wife Catherine (1802-1871), their unmarried children, James, Julia, ... 10343 Dulcinea Ann Holland Thompson Avriett Athens Cemetery (1834-1920) A native of Athens, Georgia, Dulcinea Ann Holland came to Henderson County with her family in 1847. She married E. J. Thompson in 1851. ... 10341 Durham Avant Tool Cemetery, chruch Rd. (CR 2436) off SH 274 (1798-1862) A native of North Carolina, Durham Avant came to Texas in 1834 with his wife, Susan (Winsett), and after a time they settled in present ...

18653 Echols Cemetery on Jennings Mountain Travel hwy 31 east of Athens to Brownsboro; turn right on Ingram Street. Travel about 4 miles. This turns into CR 3600. Cemetery located to the left side of road. It winds up to the top of Jennings Mountain. Located on the C.B. Jennings survey and atop Jennings Mountain, the four-acre Echols Cemetery was established as a local burial ground for settlers ... 22779 Eustace Athens In 1899, as the Texas and New Orleans Railroad extended its line from Kemp to Athens, a new community arose about midway between those towns near ... 15176 Evans Chapel Cemetery Chandler

10352 Faulk-Gauntt Building 217 N. Prarieville St. An earlier building at this location housed the law offices of Senator J. J. Faulk and Judge W. L. Faulk. In the early 1890s the site was purchased ... 10353 Fincastle approx. 4 mi. N. of Poyner, on FM 315 at CR 4230 One of the earliest settlements in Henderson County, Fincastle developed during the early 1850s. At that time, this part of the state was a center ... 10354 Fincastle Cemetery and Church approx. 4 mi. N. of Poyner, on FM 315 at CR 4230 Little physical evidence remains of the early Henderson County community of Fincastle. The pioneer cemetery and church building at this site stand ... 14327 First Baptist Church of Athens 105 S. Carroll St. 10355 First Baptist Church of Malakoff 220 W. Mitcham St. The St. Louis and Southwestern Railroad built a line through Malakoff in 1880. In 1883 a Union church organized by the Reverend Hezekiah Mitcham, ... 13040 First Baptist Church of Poynor Lee Street, just off US 175 E The Texas & New Orleans Railroad laid out the town of Poynor when it reached the area in 1901. The post office opened the following year, and the ... 10356 First Baptist Church on Walker Street N. Walker St., 1/2 block north of SH 31 In 1894, the Rev. Monroe F. Jackson came to Malakoff and founded this congregation. He named it Good Hope Baptist Church. The same year, church trustees ... 17148 First National Bank Ginger’s Park on Courthouse Square FIRST NATIONAL BANK THOMAS MURCHISON WAS BORN IN TENNESSEE AND GREW UP IN MARSHALL, MISSISSIPPI BEFORE MOVING WITH HIS PARENTS TO HOUSTON COUNTY, ... 17950 First United Methodist Church Traveling east on Hwy 31, turn left at red light onto North Broad Street. The Church is a couple of blocks from the intersection and is located on the left side of the road. The Chandler United Methodist Church dates back to the 1870s when a group of Methodists came to Stillwater, about two miles north of Chandler, on ... 10358 First United Methodist Church of Malakoff 107 S. College Organized in 1852 by the Rev. Hezekiah Mitcham (1800-1865), this fellowship began with six charter members who first held services in various locations ... 14848 First United Presbyterian Church of Athens Marker faces E. Tyler, east of intersection of Tyler and Carroll streets. The Rev. Robert H. Hodge (1805-1866), a native of Tennessee, immigrated in 1850 to Anderson County, Texas. After two years he came to Henderson County. ... 24124 Fisher Robinson Cemetery Robbins Road Fisher Robinson Cemetery, Established 1870s. Historic Texas Cemetery 2023

13973 Goodgame Cemetery 6 mi SW on CR 1510 This cemetery, named for the pioneering Goodgame family, has served the area since the Civil War era. Purchasing acreage in 1857, Floyd Crockett ... 10360 Goshen Cemetery from Eustace, N 4 mi. on FM 316, then west 2 mi. on CR 2938 The community of Goshen was established after the Civil War. Named for the Biblical "land of milk and honey," the town of Goshen served the rural ...

15138 Ham (Pauline) From Eustace, 2 mi. NW on US 175, then 0.4 mi. W on SH 334, then 0.1 mi. S on Pecan Rd (CR 2928) By 1900, a community had developed here on property owned by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, which laid tracks through the area to create a more ... 10363 Henderson County S 19 (S. Palestine Rd.) at Bryson Rd. Formed from Houston and Nacogdoches counties. Created April 27, 1846; organized August 4, 1846. Named in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, 1808-1858, ... 10362 Henderson County C. S. A. on SH 19, just south of FM 59 intersection on west side (Star and Wreath) Voted 400-49 for secession. Sent about 1,000 into Confederate Army, with one detachment of 150 having only 13 live to return. Caldwell's ... 13831 Henderson County Courthouse Henderson County Courthouse grounds The Texas Legislature created Henderson County in 1846. For the next few years, county commissioners met at various locations, including private ... 10373 Henderson County Pottery Industry SH 19 (S. Palestine Rd.) at Bryson Rd. Prehistoric Caddoan Indians utilized the abundant deposits of rich clays in this region to make their fine pottery vessels. The modern pottery industry ...

22431 J. W. Brownlow Henderson County Courthouse grounds. Marker pending. marker pending 18655 J.B. Henry "The Pea Man" 8 blocks south of courthouse on hwy 19 south in the center median; between Bryson and Clinton Streets. This median includes other historical markers. Introduced in the United States in the early eighteenth century, black-eyed peas, also known as cowpeas, served primarily as animal feed on farms. ... 17917 Jess Sweeten 1 block north of courthouse at intersection of hwy 19 and 201 East Larkin Street, Athens, Texas Completing his work as a steel rigger in 1929 employed by Otis Elevator Company on the Texas Power & Light Company in Trinidad, Texas, Jess Sweeten ... 12952 John Crane Chandler Museum and Visitor Center parking lot, McCain Park In 1830, John Crane applied to be a part of Joseph Vehlein's Colony. Reportedly from Virginia, he was a veteran of the War of 1812. He moved his ... 13285 John Matthews McDonald Athens Cemetery North Carolina-born John Matthews McDonald (1827-1883) came to Texas in 1848 and lived first at Larissa, Cherokee Co. and then Mound Prairie, Anderson ... 10365 Joseph Thomas La Rue_Stella E. Parsons La Rue Athens Cemetery, Plot 927 Sec. D. Two inscription plates side-by-side. JOSEPH THOMAS LA RUE (Nov. 18, 1864 - Feb. 13, 1930) Alderman on Athens' first city council (1901). La Rue (town 13 mi. SE) was named for him. Educator, ...

19982 Leagueville Baptist Church 0.8 miles east of Athens city limits 13889 Leagueville Cemetery 12081 FM 317 The Leagueville community developed out of the Aaron York survey. Tradition holds this cemetery began west of an early schoolhouse located on land ... 16042 Lee Powell Simpson 17501 Lightfoot-Miller Cemetery Travel from Athens on hwy 19 south for about 7 1/2 miles; turn left onto CR 4612. Follow black top road 2/10 mile to the Beck residence on the left at address 10177 (private property). Located on private property, this small, family cemetery serves as the final resting place for the Garner, Howard, Lightfoot, Miller, Nugent and ... 16459 Lollar Cemetery 10 miles N of Athens on SH 19 ; right on FM 1861 for .5 mi. Cemetery is located south of FM 1861. THE FIRST DOCUMENTED BURIAL AT THIS SITE WAS THE 1867 INTERMENT OF SAMUEL AND ELIZABETH PARTIN’S INFANT SON, JOHN S. PARTIN. AT THE TIME OF THE CEMETERY’S ...

10357 Machinery From First Factory in Athens SH 19 (S. Palestine Rd. at Bryson Rd.) Established 1882 (at site 1.5 mi. NE) by local planter H. M. Morrison, to make building brick. Total original machinery consisted of this press and ... 12663 Malakoff Municipal Park, N. Terry St. (FM 90 right-of-way) Malakoff began as a settlement known as Caney Creek about one-and-one-half miles north of the present-day town. One of the earliest settlers in the ... 10366 Malakoff Man SH 31 (south side of road) just west of intersection w/ SH 274 A sandstone image of a human head-- carved by prehistoric men-- was found near here in 1929 by workmen of Texas Clay Products Company. It was dug ... 10367 Meredith Campground and Tabernacle take SH 19 9 miles north to CR 3900; go west and north 3 mi. to CR 3901; go west on CR 3901 to marker North Carolina native Eber Meredith, his wife Caroline (Ross), and their four children moved to this area of Henderson County in the 1850s. Eber ... 14970 Moorehead-Melton Cemetery from Eustace, 2 mi. NE on CR 2904, E side between CR 2902 and CR 2906 Located in the Elizabeth Washburn Survey on land owned by Andrew and Nancy Moorehead, this site first served as a burial ground for members of their ... 14587 Morrison Chapel/La Rue Cemetery La Rue 13104 Mount Zion Baptist Church 12 mi. of Athens E on FM 1803S; between Murchison and Leagueville on 1803 near CR 3703 Mount Zion Baptist Church organized in 1873 in the rural Black Jack community of Henderson County. Members met under a brush arbor until 1885, when ... 22768 Mt. Olive C.M.E. Church CR 3918 After the Civil War, emancipated African Americans began to form their own settlements and communities. They were often anchored by a church, which ... 17298 Mt. Providence Baptist Church SE corner N. Needmore St. and Edmonson Ave. Mt. Providence Baptist Church was first organized in 1888 in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church under Reverend F.M. Jackson. For a while the ... 15935 Myrtle Springs Cemetery ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF LARUE, TEXAS ON CR 4336

22442 New Hope United Methodist Church 5 miles south of Brownsboro, Texas 75756 on the corner of FM 314 and FM 3607 12052 New York Baptist Church FM 607 and CR 4334 Davis (1800-1869) and Catherine Tuggle (1802-1871) Reynolds came to Texas from Georgia in 1856, settling here with their children, their children's ... 12053 New York Cemetery at cemetery on FM 607 The New York Cemetery, established in the 1870s near the local Methodist church, grew from a tiny burial ground through the generous land donations ...

10377 Old Rock Hill Cemetery take SH 31 W about 2.5 mi. to FM 3204, go west to cemetery The first known burial in this cemetery, that of Thomas Clark, dates to 1851. He was buried on land that was public domain until 1857 when A. J. ... 10369 Owen Cemetery Mill Run Rd. - CR 4622, off SH 19, 6 mi. south of Athens David Allen Owen came to Texas with his first wife, Mary (Langsdon), who died enroute, and their 5 children. They traveled with family members and ...

17499 Payne Cemetery from Eustace, 3 mi. S on RR 2329, NW corner of RR 2329 and RR 3054 Surrounded by a forest of trees, Payne Cemetery is the final resting place for many of the area’s pioneer settlers and their descendants. In the ... 10370 Payne Springs Methodist Church and Cemetery just south of SH 198 and FM 316, 4.5 mi. SW of Eustace For over a century, this church and cemetery have served the community of Payne Springs, originally known as Mallard Prairie. By 1880 the church ... 10371 Pilgrim's Rest Primitive Baptist Church intersection of CR 4203 and CR 4204 about 1 mi. west of FM 807 in Baxter, 5 mi. SE of Athens Constituted in Randolph County, Ala., Nov. 23, 1850; opened services here on Baptist Branch, Jan. 1851, during resting of 150 pilgrims in covered ... 10372 Pioneer Oak Hwy. 175 E, marker in the museum Twin of a tree killed in Courthouse fire, 1886. Judge O. M. Roberts (later Governor of Texas) wrote Oct. 2, 1850, of old oak: "This court is held ... 16720 Poynor Cemetery 1/4 mile off 175E on Cemetery Road Poynor overlooks the valley of Caddo Creek in the southeast corner of Henderson County, and was established along the Texas and New Orleans Railroad ... 15331 Providence Baptist Church of Tool Tool

10374 Red Hill Cemetery 4 mi. west of Brownsboro on SH 31, then .4 miles south on CR 3621 Settlement in this area began in the 1840s. By 1849 the Red Hill Methodist Church had been established about three miles northwest of here. Sometime ... 10359 Richard Columbus Fisher North Athens Cemetery, Edmondson at Needmore St. (May 20, 1888 - Sept. 4, 1932) A native of Falls County, R. C. Fisher graduated in 1913 from what was then Prairie View Normal College. The following ... 14885 Rock Hill Cemetery from Brownsboro, E on Old Tyler Hwy, .5 mi. N on CR 3405 Rock Hill Cemetery has served this area since the late 1800s. It is located on land granted to pioneer Alexander J. Clayton, who migrated here from ... 16622 Rome Cemetery CR 1109, south of FM 753, 7 mi. SW of Athens 16719 Rounsavall Cemetery Athens This burial ground has served residents of the Flat Creek community since the years shortly after the Civil War. It is named for the Rounsavall family, ... 10351 Rupert Talmage Craig Athens Cemetery Son of Henry Clay and Dana (Moss) Craig, was born on November 17, 1889, in Shiloh, Kentucky. He began setting type in a print shop at the age of ...

16734 Sand Flat Cemetery Sand Flat Cemetery, CR 3907, SW side, 2.5 mi. NW of SH 19 In 1856, Joseph M. Stirman of Kentucky donated five acres of his property for the building of a church and school regardless of race, sex, or religion, ... 10378 Science Hill RR 3273 E, ROW; 3.5 mi. SE of Cross Roads, off FM 59S A group of pioneers from Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana founded the Science Hill community when they arrived in this area in 1846. ... 12056 Shelby Chapel Church and Cemetery 1.5 mi. N of Athens on SH 19 to FM 317; 1.07 mi. E on Fm 317 to FM 1616; .7 mi. N on FM 1616 James Madison Shelby (1814-1889), a native of North Carolina, moved with his large family from Alabama to Texas in the 1870s. They first lived in ... 18530 Sid Williams Richardson Athens Cemetery, Plot 181 Sec. B Born in Athens on April 25, 1891, Sid Williams Richardson became known as the “Billionaire Bachelor.” When he was 16, Sid traveled to Louisiana, ... 10344 Site of Blackshear/Fisher School 914 N. Needmore St. Athens' first public school for African Americans was established in 1876-77. Athens Colored School held classes in a Baptist church and later in ... 10348 Site of Centerville from Gun Barrel City, 3 mi. E, SW corner of Old Hwy 85 and CR 2927 Replaced Buffalo as county seat, 1848, due to central location in county; on land donated by James Harper Starr (1809-90), Texas statesman. Clerk's ... 13083 Site of Gum Creek School 3700 US 175 E Following the close of the Civil War in 1865, Armstead Barker brought his family to this area. Other African American families followed, and their ... 12010 Site of Hawn Lumber Company W. Corsicana St., N side, W of N. Pinkerton St. As the geographic center of the newly redrawn Henderson County lines, Athens became the county seat in 1850. Charles H. and Lillian (Barksdale) Hawn ... 10368 Site of Old Normandy SH 31 at FM 314 First Norwegian colony in Texas. Founded in 1845 by Johan Reinert Reierson (1810-1864) and Ole Reierson, of Holt, Norway. In "Christianssandsposten," ... 12985 Smith Cemetery W on Hwy 31, S on FM 753, W approx. .5 mi. on CR 1210 Smith Cemetery Established 1850 Historic Texas Cemetery-2002 14179 St. Paul Industrial Training School SW corner of FM 1214 and Barron Rd. The historic St. Paul community, a self-sufficient African American settlement, became renowned for its school and its remarkable husband and wife ...

9414 The Athens Review 201 S. Prairieville St. "The Athens Review" was established as a weekly newspaper by J. B. Bishop and George M. Johnson, editors and owners on Dec. 24, 1885. The earliest ... 10361 The Rev. Thomas Hunt Hall, M.D. on FM 607 in the New York Cemetery (November 29, 1839 - September 5, 1914) A native of Georgia, Thomas Hunt Hall came to Texas in 1854 and settled in Smith County. Following in the ... 10379 The Trinity River SH 21 (south side of road) just west of SH 274 intersection Three main tributaries-- the West, Elm, and East forks-- feed the Trinity from headwaters in North Texas. Discovery of prehistoric Malakoff Man carved ... 12057 Thomas Boucher Wood Family Cemetery Wofford Street According to family history, Thomas Boucher Wood (1820-1897) was born in Columbus, Mississippi. He attended the University of Louisville in Kentucky ... 17500 Thomas Cemetery 5496 CR3911 About 7 miles north on highway 19; left on CR3911; turn right at y in road and go about 1 mile. Cemetery is located at 5496. The roadway leads to a house or straight ahead to the top of a hill. Thomas Cemetery is about 2/10 mile on this private property. Located in a pasture across a creek on top of a hill, this historic cemetery is on land from the Alexander de la Garza survey. Jacob Thomas (1800-1880) ... 17502 Trinidad Cemetery Trinidad is located about 16 miles west of Athens on Hwy. 31. Turn left on FM 764; follow through town; turn right on Eaton Street and follow to the dead end. On January 30, 1869, Onslow M. Airheart (1834-1883) purchased 1476 acres on the bank of the Trinity River. Airheart was an early pioneer to Henderson ... 17297 Trinidad Independent School District From Hwy 31 East; travel to Horton Circle taking right turn; left on Park Street; right on West Front Street; left onto McEntire Rd; then turn right onto West Easton St. TRINIDAD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT THE TOWN OF TRINIDAD WAS FIRST KNOWN AS TRINITY SWITCH BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION ON THE TRINITY RIVER. IN 1880, ...

13890 Union Cemetery 1 mi. S on US 59 By 1860, David Thompson acquired land in this vicinity on the original Hezekiah Mitcham land survey. He established a grist mill and cotton gin on ... 15157 United Methodist Church of Athens Athens

22440 Virginia Lucille "Ginger" Murchison Athens GRANDDAUGHTER OF PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN, CLINT W. MURCHISON SR., VIRGINIA “GINGER” MURCHISON WAS BORN IN DALLAS TO JOHN DABNEY (1921-1979) AND LUCILLE ...

17524 W. H. "Howdy" Martin S. Palestine Street 12980 Walnut Creek Community Athens, SH 31 W to FM 753, left to CR 1500, then left to Walnut Creek Cemetery Walnut Creek Community As early as 1850, farm families inhabited this area along Walnut Creek. Growing grains, cotton and sugar cane for cash crops, ... 10342 William P. Avant Tool Cemetery (CR 2436) (1826-1863) Alabama born William Avant grew up in what is now Henderson County after coming to Texas with his parents in 1834. At the age of 14, ... 10376 William Richardson US 175 at Richardson Road, 6 mi. NW of Athens (Dec. 6, 1805 - May 30, 1864) Born in South Carolina, William Richardson moved to Pickens County, Alabama in 1830. There he married Mary "Polly" ... 16458 Willow Springs Cemetery 10 mi. S. of Athens of FM 59, rt. on CR 1200, travel .5 mi., turn rt. at first cattle guard & travel .2 mi. Likely named for a nearby spring, this cemetery has served Southern Henderson County since 1870, when John and Mary Hand conveyed land for use as ... 15154 Wreay Cemetery Athens

10380 Yarborough Home Chandler Museum and Visitor Center parking lot, McCain Park Occupied since 1903 by Charles Richard and Nannie Jane Spear Yarborough and 3 generations of descendants. Birthplace in 1903 of United States Senator ...