Oak Point in Denton County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Harrington, Cassady and Clark Cemeteries

Photographed by James Hulse, April 26, 2024

1. Harrington, Cassady and Clark Cemeteries Marker

Inscription. The Harrington, Cassady, and Clark Cemeteries are three separate historically African American cemeteries all located on 1.77 acres in Denton County. The land was originally owned by the Harrington family and is the site of the Harrington Cemetery. Cassady and Clark Cemeteries were moved to their current location adjoining Harrington Cemetery in 1953 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction of the Garza Little Elm Dam. The reinterred cemeteries have twelve foot boundaries around the perimeters. An entrance gate is located on Lloyd Road at the northeast corner of the cemeteries. Lloyd, an early farming community, dates back to 1850 and was named for A.P. Lloyd, Denton County's first county clerk. Most graves in Harrington are marked with headstones of marble, granite, sandstone and concrete. Fieldstone and funeral home steel-plates mark many Cassady and Clark graves. The three burial grounds have approximately 170 graves.

The only African American owner of the Harrington land was E.L. Lugrand. His brother's father-in-law, Nick Oldem, was the first documented burial in Harrington Cemetery (1872). The sites of the original Cassady and Clark Cemeteries were on land owned by African Americans. Jacob Cassady (1808-1908) purchased the Cassady Cemetery land near Garza in 1872. Не and his wife, Melinda (1821-1904), are buried in this family cemetery. Zack Rawlings and George Clark purchased the Clark Cemetery land west of Garza in 1876. The oldest legible marker is Nancie Rolling (1879). Present-day Lewisville Lake covers the area where these cemeteries were first established. Meggs & Son Funeral Home deeded Cassady and Clark Cemeteries to Denton County after relocating the burials. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2011

Erected 2011 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17803.)

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.

Location. 33° 12.22′ N, 96° 57.877′ W. Marker is in Oak Point, Texas, in Denton County. It is on Lloyd's Road east of Bent Brook Road, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located along the street and at the front gate to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 641 Lloyd's Rd, Little Elm TX 75068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Edmunds Bates (approx. 1.4 miles away); Oak Grove Methodist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Roark-Griffith Pottery Site

The front entrance to the Harrington, Cassady and Clark Cemeteries and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 26, 2024

2. The front entrance to the Harrington, Cassady and Clark Cemeteries and Marker

(approx. 2 miles away); Taylor Family Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Community of Little Elm (approx. 3.3 miles away); Button Memorial United Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Swisher Cemetery (approx. 6.1 miles away); Good Hope Cemetery (approx. 6.3 miles away).

The view of the Harrington, Cassady and Clark Cemeteries Marker along the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 26, 2024

3. The view of the Harrington, Cassady and Clark Cemeteries Marker along the street

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 4, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.