Take FM 59 from Athens, turn left on FM 753 at Shady Oaks. Turn on first blacktop road to right. Cemetery is .5 miles on the right.
Rome Cemetery (Shady Oaks)
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Rome Cemetery is a cemetery in Shady Oaks, Henderson County, dedicated in 2002. It is one of 89 cemeteries documented in Henderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 159 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.1136, -95.8898 near Shady Oaks. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rome Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Unknown Graves (S. of Owens Cemetery), Willow Springs Cemetery, and Owen Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7213000605. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Rome Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Henderson County. This page is the cemetery dedicated in 2002 in Shady Oaks. The others:
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