Marker Inscription
South Carolina native Thomas Lively (1812-69) moved to Houston County in 1850. The community that developed around his land was named Livelyville in honor of his family. In the late 1850s he donated this part of his property for use as a cemetery. Headstones date from the 1880s and included those of pioneer area settlers and Lively family members. After the Civil War the Livelys moved to Grayson County, where Thomas died and was buried. His wife Jane (Dotson) Lively (b.1822) later returned to this area and was buried here upon her death in 11922.
About this site
Livelyville Cemetery is a historical marker in Houston County, Texas, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 185 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5430, -95.4370. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lively, Jane Dotson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Livelyville, Evergreen, and Evergreen Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225010994. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
