Elkhart Garden of Memories Cemetery

Situated among oak, pine and crepe myrtles, this cemetery is the resting place for descendants of Elkhart settlers. The first burial was that of Lewis Hunter in 1887, although the cemetery was not official until J.D. Fuller and his wife, Gertrude Fuller, donated two acres of land in 1906. A number of veterans from the Civil War to Desert Storm are buried here, including E.V. Douthit, a Civil War veteran, Elkhart postmaster and co-owner of the first store in Elkhart. Gravestone materials include marble, granite, cement and limestone. The Elkhart Garden of Memories Cemetery Association, organized in 1962, cares for this historic cemetery. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2011

Elkhart Garden of Memories Cemetery is a historical marker in Elkhart, Anderson County, dedicated in 2012. It is one of 115 historical markers documented in Anderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 229 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.6404, -95.5803 near Elkhart. The nearest cataloged historic site is First United Methodist Church of Elkhart (historical marker), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Elkhart, Pilgrim Predestinarian Regular Baptist Church, and Site of Henry High School.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017229. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.