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Evergreen Cemetery

, Houston County

Marker Text

A rural community of farming families once existed in this area. Known as Evergreen, it was named for the numerous evergreen trees in the vicinity. A small school and church building provided a gathering place for the community. Land given for the school in 1879 by early settlers R.T. and Susan Lively also became the site of a community graveyard. The earliest known burial to occur here was that of Philip Pipkin (1817-1886). Others interred in the cemetery include descendants of the Lively and other pioneer families.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description 6.6 miles northeast of Grapeland on FM 228, then north on FM 2022 1 mile to cemetery road, then west .2 mile
Marker # 11233
Dedicated 1989
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 31.560473, -95.409028

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