Carthage in Panola County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Adams Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, November 6, 2020
1. Adams Cemetery Marker
Lorenzo H. Adams (1849-1912) came to this area from Arkansas after the Civil War. He was elected constable in 1880 and later served as Justice of the Peace and Deputy Sheriff upon the death of his daughter Georgia Anne (1871-1884), Adams donated one acre including her grave as a public cemetery. Other marked graves from the 1880s include family names of Baker, Goodwin, Kilburn, McNeese, Sikes, Sinclar, and Spears. Burials include veterans of the Civil War and World Wars I and II. Adams and his second wife, Naomi Lawrence Jay Adams (1872-1963), are buried here with many of their descendants.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986
Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10811.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
Location. 32° 4.712′ N, 94° 4.298′ W. Marker is in Carthage, Texas, in Panola County. It is on County Highway 456 half a mile County Highway 458, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carthage TX 75633, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: International Boundary Marker (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named International Boundary Marker
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Another marker is no longer nearby. International Boundary (was approx. 3½ miles away in Louisiana but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by James Hulse, November 6, 2020
2. Adams Cemetery Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, November 6, 2020
3. The main gate for the Adams Cemetery with the Marker in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 786 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
