 Also Known As: Desert Cemetery, Hampton Cemetery, Old School Cemetery  Directions:
At the intersection of Hwy 121 and
Hwy 160, travel north on Hwy 160 for approximatelybout mile. Turn west
(left) onto CR 584. Travel about three-fourths of a mile until CR
584 makes a sharp left curve. Just past this curve, is a house on
the right with a gate that says 'Private Property'. On the left
(south)
side of the house is another locked gate with a path leading to the
cemetery.
The gate has been locked due to cemetery visitors leaving the gate open
and livestock getting out.
About 2 years ago, the county Sheriff visited the owner of the property located in front of the Mt. Carmel Cemetery. He requested permission to bring workers and equipment onto the owner's property in order to clean up the cemetery. It took ten men ten days to cut away overgrowth, trees, etc. Some headstones have been dislodged from their original placement because of the tree roots. Trees have grown in the location of burials as evidenced by a tree being between a headstone and footstone. Dowsing rods show evidence that there are burials as far out as the property owner's driveway. At the time of this inventory, the cemetery is overgrown, infested with poison oak, copper head snakes, and coyotes. Extra caution should be taken when visiting the cemetery. Burials History Cemetery Index Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |