Lollar Cemetery

THE FIRST DOCUMENTED BURIAL AT THIS SITE WAS THE 1867 INTERMENT OF SAMUEL AND ELIZABETH PARTIN’S INFANT SON, JOHN S. PARTIN. AT THE TIME OF THE CEMETERY’S INITIAL USE, THE PROPERTY WAS OWNED BY ASA DALTON. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE CEMETERY WAS NAMED AFTER JOHN LOLLAR, A NEIGHBOR WHOSE PROPERTY WAS SITUATED JUST ACROSS THE VAN ZANDT COUNTY LINE, ALTHOUGH WHETHER HE IS BURIED HERE IS UNKNOWN. ADDITIONAL FAMILIES REPRESENTED IN THE CEMETERY INCLUDE FANCHER, BRANNAN, DRIVER, AND LEWIS. THE CEMETERY WAS USED BY AREA FAMILIES FOR MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS; THE LAST BURIAL, OF ELI LOLLAR FANCHER, OCCURRED IN 1944.

Lollar Cemetery is a historical marker in Athens, Henderson County, dedicated in 2010. It is one of 65 historical markers documented in Henderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 155 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3563, -95.8389 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Unknown Graves (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Meredith Campground Cemetery, Kel Coker Cemetery, and Meredith Campground and Tabernacle.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016459. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.