Historic Cemetery

Lakewood Memorial Park Cemetery

a.k.a. Alford, Jenkins

Henderson, Texas
Location: 1 mile north of the courthouse in Henderson, TX. From Henderson town square, go N on N Main Street to Charlevoix and turn left/west. Proceed one block to N Van Buren St. then turn right/north. Cross over US Hwy 64. Lakewood Memorial Park Cemetery is on the northwest corner of the intersection of N Van Buren/Hwy 323, and US Hwy 64.
Graves: 3000 (1932-active)

To address the problem of cemetery destruction and to record as many cemeteries as possible, the Texas Historical Commission offers the Historic Texas Cemetery designation.

The Historic Texas Cemetery designation was developed in 1998 to help protect historic cemeteries by recording cemetery boundaries in county deed records to alert present and future owners of land adjacent to the cemetery of its existence. Every county in Texas has at least one cemetery designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery through this program. The HTC designation is the first step toward preservation of a historic cemetery.

A cemetery is eligible for designation if it is at least 50 years old and is deemed worthy of recognition for its historical associations. The very nature of a cemetery being a landmark of a family’s or community’s presence is considered to validate the criteria of historical associations. Any individual, organization, or agency may submit a request for designation.

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