Near Mount Enterprise in Rusk County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Lyles-Sanders Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025
1. Lyles-Sanders Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Lyles-Sanders Cemetery. . Originally serving the Lyles and Sanders families, this burial ground was established in 1860, when infant Susan Lyles was interred here. By 1899, individuals from outside the family, living in communities like Iron Mountain, Gould, Sulphur Springs, Oak Flat, and Glen Fawn, began using the burial ground. This property was officially donated for cemetery use in 1923, and another acre was added in 1977. The cemetery features a Woodmen of the World monument, vertical stones and obelisks. Interments include veterans of conflicts dating to the Civil War. Nowadays, Lyles-Sanders Cemetery continues to serve the area, while remaining a chronicle of southern Rusk County pioneers.
Historic Texas Cemetery 2008
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Originally serving the Lyles and Sanders families, this burial ground was established in 1860, when infant Susan Lyles was interred here. By 1899, individuals from outside the family, living in communities like Iron Mountain, Gould, Sulphur Springs, Oak Flat, and Glen Fawn, began using the burial ground. This property was officially donated for cemetery use in 1923, and another acre was added in 1977. The cemetery features a Woodmen of the World monument, vertical stones and obelisks. Interments include veterans of conflicts dating to the Civil War. Nowadays, Lyles-Sanders Cemetery continues to serve the area, while remaining a chronicle of southern Rusk County pioneers.
Historic Texas Cemetery 2008
Erected 2008 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16449.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 31° 55.094′ N, 94° 46.805′ W. Marker is near Mount Enterprise, Texas, in Rusk County. It is on County Road 3206. The marker is located at the front gate to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6414 Co Rd 3206, Mount Enterprise TX 75681, 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
