Lafayette Cemetery

The Lafayette community, named by early settler Matthew F. Locke for his son, Lafayette Locke, developed in this area in the 1850s. Locke deeded three acres of land to the Philadelphia Baptist Church for a cemetery in 1858. The land, which already contained two family burials, became known as Lafayette Cemetery. The oldest documented grave is that of T. E. Montgomery, Locke's brother-in-law, who died in 1855. Although the community began to decline in the 1920s, this and other nearby graveyards serve as visible reminders of the area's pioneer heritage. (1992)

Lafayette Cemetery is a historical marker in Gilmer, Upshur County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Upshur County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 108 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.8974, -94.8550 near Gilmer. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lafayette #1 (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lafayette #1, Lafayette #2, and Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5459011323. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.