Lynch

Lynch Cemetery—S. side of F.M. 35 at E. side of City of East Tawakoni. Abt. 125 years old. Recorded: RAIN06—Parsons; (HbTx: “Lynch, on State Highway 35 eight miles west of Emory … settled circa Civil War. …. school by 1904, enrollment of fifty-four. In the mid-1930s settlement had a school, a church, and a number of scattered dwellings … only a cemetery and a few houses remained.”); Roots, GNIS, HbTx.THC site visit 2/22/04 MB, E of East Tawakoni, Tx. Just W of intersection of FM 2737 and SH 35, S side of SH 35. Diversity of formal markers over time, also vault, fieldstones. Cem. assoc. Arched entryway. Irises, no trees. Paved access road. Abundant floral and other decorative grave materials.. GPS 32.53.44.60041N –95.55.15.33439W

Lynch is a cemetery in Rains County, Texas. It is one of 43 cemeteries documented in Rains County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 57 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.8959, -95.9212. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shooks (cemetery), about 1.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bois d'Arc-Hughes, Hooker Cemetery, and Hooker, Judge James.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7379000805. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.