| Marker Number |
11235 |
| Atlas Number |
5225011235 |
| Marker Title |
Lovelady Evergreen Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Lovelady Evergreen Cemetery |
| Address |
SH 19 |
| City |
Lovelady |
| County |
Houston |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
266392 |
| UTM Northing |
3447231 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; cities and towns |
| Marker Year |
1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
SH 19, W side, 150 feet N of Lovelady Rd (CR 4020). Marker is near cemetery entrance W of railroad tracks. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The community cemetery dates to the 1870s, when Lovelady was developing as a railroad center for the surrounding agricultural area. Land for the section known as Old Cemetery was conveyed to trustees of the Lovelady Cemetery Association in 1878 and in 1896. The first grave, that of Parham Bridges Baker (b. 1876) is dated 1878. Another early grave is that of Catherine Adams, who also was buried that year. By 1885 there were approximately 20 graves in the cemetery. A good example of an early community graveyard, it is maintained by the Lovelady Evergreen Cemetery Association. (1985) Historic Texas Cemetery medallion (added 2012) |
