Lamar County, Texas
Lamar County Courthouse
119 N Main Street
Paris, Lamar County, Texas
Texas Historical Commission
Lamar County Courthouse
The March 1916 Fire That Left Downtown Paris In Ruins
Ravaged Lamar County's Massive 1897 Romanesque Courthouse
And Tower, Once Thought Indestructible, On April 20, 1916, The
Lamar County Commissioners Court Chose Local Designers And
Builders William G. Barry, Edwin R. Smith And Elmer George
Withers To Work With The Fort Worth Architectural Firm Of
Sanguinet & Staats To Design A New Courthouse. The County
Judge And Commissioners Court And Carl G. Staats Reviewed The
Designs Of Several Courthouses Around The State. Some Paris
Residents Requested That The New Courthouse Be Built In The
Center Of Its Lot In Keeping With The City's Plans For Wide Roads
At The Town Square, But The Court Decided That It Would Be More
Efficient To Build The New Structure Upon The Same Foundation
As The Old Courthouse.
The Upper Ruins Of The Old Courthouse Were Dismantled By July
1916. In Late August The Commissioners Chose J. C. Buchanan
And J. N. Gilder Of Fort Worth, Who Did Significant Work In
Rebuilding Paris After The Fire, To Serve As Contractors.
Construction Began In September. By That Time The Restoration
And Renovation Of Several Other Buildings Around The Square
Was Nearing Completion, And Downtown Paris Took On A
Modern Appearance.
Completed By November 1917, The New Courthouse Was Built Of
Fireproof Concrete Covered By Rough Pink Granite Salvaged
From The 1897 Building. Distinctive Features Of The Imposing
Classical Edifice Include Corner Pavilions And Engaged Granite
Columns And The Classical Cornice With Matching Terra Cotta
Ornament, (Notably Eagles And Medallions). Marked By Triple-
Arched Porticos, The Primary Entrances Echo The Romanesque
Style Of The Original Structure.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2000
Lamar County Texas
A.D. 1896
J. C. Hunt
County Judge
County Commissioners
T. J. Vansant, Pre?? J. B. Nixon, Pre 3.
Iro Connor Pre 2, I J K Palley Pre 4.
Paris Bar Association
March 21 A.D. 1917
Sanguinet & Staats
Barry & Smith
Architects
Buchanan & Gilder
Builders
State Historical Survey Committee
Lamar County, C.S.A.
On Uneasy Border Of Indian Territory In The Civil
War A Military Transport Center, On The Old Central
National Road Surveyed In 1844 By The Republic Of
Texas, To Run From San Antonio, Crossing Red River,
North Of Paris, A Rich Farming Area, Lamar County
Gave Much Food To The Confederacy, Despite Unrest
Over Rumors Of Federal Invasion From The North.
In 1861, Lamar County Sent To The Texas Secession
Convention On The Delegation To Vote Unanimously
Against Secession, Citizens In The StateWise Elec-
tion Also Opposed Secession By Vote Of 663 To 553.
Once War Came, However, The County Raised At Least 9
Combat Companies. Organized 9th Texas Infantry, Led
In Succession By Colonels S. B. Maxey, W. H. Young And
W. A. Stanley, The 9th Fought At Bloody Shiloh In 1862
And Later Was In Famous Hood's Texas Brigade, One
Of The Most Illustrious Armies In The Civil War.
Maxey Became One Of The 3 Major Generals And
Young One Of The 32 Brigadier Generals Given By
The State Of Texas To The Confederate Cause.
Among Most Noted Of Texas Contractors Of Beef To
Feed Confederate Armies Was A Lamar Countian, John
Chisum, Who During Wartime Became A Cattle King, With Great Herds In Open Country To The West.
(1965)
To Those Who Served
WWII December 1941 - March 1946
Korea June 1950 - July 1954
Vietnam March 1962 - March 1973
Commemorating The Texas Sesquicentennial
Daughters Of The Republic Of Texas
Dedicate This Plaque To
Mirabeau B. Lamar
President, Republic Of Texas
Father Of Public Education In Texas
Lamar Day, January 26, 1986.
Lamar County
Created December 17, 1840
From Red River County
Organized In 1841
Named In Honor Of
Mirabeau B. Lamar, 1798-1859
Father Of Texas Education
President Of The Republic Of Texas
1838-1841
Lafayette, 1841
Mount Vernon, 1843
Paris, Originally Called Pinhook
1844, Have Served As County Seat
Lamar County Marker Located at US 82 West Paris, Lamar County, Texas
Hi, I am Diane Loy and would like to welcome you to the Lamar County, Texas Cemeteries Project. If you would like to contribute headstone photos, obituaries or would like to transcribe and take pictures of the headstones in any cemetery in Lamar County, please email me.
If you know of a cemetery in Lamar County, please email me.
Antioch Cemetery
Feb. 15, 2009
Hwy 1497
Biardstown
A Works In Progress
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Arkansas Cemetery
Jan. 20, 2008
Roxton
On Line This Site
Binnion Cemetery
April 27, 2009
CR 14670 N .1 mile
Biardstown
On Line This Site
Brookston Shiloh Cemetery
June 9, 2009
W of Paris on FM 1510
Paris
On Line This Site
Chisum Cemetery
Oct. 7, 2008
Paris
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Deport Cemetery
March 19, 2009
CR 16060 off US HWY 271,
Deport
A Works In Progress
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
El Bethel Cemetery
Jan. 22, 2008
Paris
On Line This Site
Evergreen Cemetery
March 19, 2009
Jefferson Rd. & South Church St.
Paris
A Works In Progress
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Friendship Cemetery
March 19, 2009
Biardstown
Partial Survey
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Garretts Bluff Cemetery
Jan. 16, 2008
Garretts Bluff
On Line This Site
Haynes Cemetery
May 4, 2008
Razor
On Line This Site
Hazel Dell Cemetery
June 15, 2009
CR 15900 off FM 1498
Slabtown Community
On Line This Site
Heavenly Hills Cemetery
Sept. 27, 2008
Reno
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Jackson Cemetery
May 1, 2009
FM 2820
Paris
On Line This Site
Jones Cemetery
April 28, 2009
CR 13600
Jennings Community
On Line This Site
Killingsworth Cemetery
Feb. 13, 2008
Roxton
On Line This Site
Kitchens Cemetery
March 30, 2009
Novice
On Line This Site
Knights of Honor Cemetery
Feb. 14, 2009
FM 194
Blossom
A Works In Progress
Partial Survey
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Little Vine Cemetery
June 12, 2009
Globe Community
On Line This Site
Littlejohn Cemetery
Jan. 27, 2008
Chicota
On Line This Site
Long Cemetery
Feb. 12, 2008
Powderly
On Line This Site
Macedonia Cemetery
Sept. 8, 2009
Razor Community
On Line This Site
Meadowbrook Gardens Cemetery
June 10, 2009
6245 Clarksville Street
Paris
A Works In Progress
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Mt. Tabor Cemetery
March 19, 2009
Caviness
On Line This Site
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Aug. 30, 2009
Maxey Community
On Line This Site
Neathery Cemetery
Aug. 30, 2009
Marvin Community
On Line This Site
Newbether Cemetery
Jan. 4, 2008
Powderly
On Line This Site
Old Jewish Burial Ground
Oct. 7, 2008
Paris
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Palestine Cemetery
March 27, 2009
CR 46700 off FM 906
On Line This Site
Pinhook Cemetery
March 30, 2009
CR 45600
Pinhook
On Line This Site
Prairie Ridge Cemetery
Oct. 10, 2009
CR 33250
1 mile N of FM 79
On Line This Site
Presbyterian Cemetery
May 26, 2009
Chicota
On Line This Site
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
FM 195
Paris
Soon On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Pyles Cemetery
Oct. 20, 2009
16 miles NW of Paris
on Hwy 78
On Line This Site
Razor Cemetery
April 27, 2009
From FM 197, take CR 36550 forof Dead Man Branch Creek to the right,
inside a chain link fence.
Razor Community
On Line This Site
Red Oak Cemetery
Dec. 31, 2007
Blossom
On Line This Site
Reeds Chapel Cemetery
Feb. 17, 2008
Powderly
On Line This Site
Restland Cemetery
Feb. 13, 2010
Roxton
Soon On Line This Site
Rockford Church & Cemetery
Feb. 26, 2009
Hwy 1497 - 16 miles SE of Paris on FM 1497
Biardstown
Partial Survey
A Works In Progress
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Springhill Cemetery
Dec. 19, 2009
Novice
On Line This Site
Springhill Black Cemetery
Jan. 4, 2008
Medill
On Line This Site
Toppings Cemetery
Feb. 20, 2009
Roxton
Partial Survey
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
West Post Oak Cemetery
May 16, 2009
CR 35610
On Line This Site
Wright Cemetery
Aug. 27, 2009
Slabtown Community
On Line This Site
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If you know of a cemetery in Lamar County, please email me.
Antioch Cemetery
Feb. 15, 2009
Hwy 1497
Biardstown
A Works In Progress
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Arkansas Cemetery
Jan. 20, 2008
Roxton
On Line This Site
Binnion Cemetery
April 27, 2009
CR 14670 N .1 mile
Biardstown
On Line This Site
Brookston Shiloh Cemetery
June 9, 2009
W of Paris on FM 1510
Paris
On Line This Site
Chisum Cemetery
Oct. 7, 2008
Paris
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Deport Cemetery
March 19, 2009
CR 16060 off US HWY 271,
Deport
A Works In Progress
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
El Bethel Cemetery
Jan. 22, 2008
Paris
On Line This Site
Evergreen Cemetery
March 19, 2009
Jefferson Rd. & South Church St.
Paris
A Works In Progress
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Friendship Cemetery
March 19, 2009
Biardstown
Partial Survey
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Garretts Bluff Cemetery
Jan. 16, 2008
Garretts Bluff
On Line This Site
Haynes Cemetery
May 4, 2008
Razor
On Line This Site
Hazel Dell Cemetery
June 15, 2009
CR 15900 off FM 1498
Slabtown Community
On Line This Site
Heavenly Hills Cemetery
Sept. 27, 2008
Reno
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Jackson Cemetery
May 1, 2009
FM 2820
Paris
On Line This Site
Jones Cemetery
April 28, 2009
CR 13600
Jennings Community
On Line This Site
Killingsworth Cemetery
Feb. 13, 2008
Roxton
On Line This Site
Kitchens Cemetery
March 30, 2009
Novice
On Line This Site
Knights of Honor Cemetery
Feb. 14, 2009
FM 194
Blossom
A Works In Progress
Partial Survey
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Little Vine Cemetery
June 12, 2009
Globe Community
On Line This Site
Littlejohn Cemetery
Jan. 27, 2008
Chicota
On Line This Site
Long Cemetery
Feb. 12, 2008
Powderly
On Line This Site
Macedonia Cemetery
Sept. 8, 2009
Razor Community
On Line This Site
Meadowbrook Gardens Cemetery
June 10, 2009
6245 Clarksville Street
Paris
A Works In Progress
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Mt. Tabor Cemetery
March 19, 2009
Caviness
On Line This Site
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Aug. 30, 2009
Maxey Community
On Line This Site
Neathery Cemetery
Aug. 30, 2009
Marvin Community
On Line This Site
Newbether Cemetery
Jan. 4, 2008
Powderly
On Line This Site
Old Jewish Burial Ground
Oct. 7, 2008
Paris
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Palestine Cemetery
March 27, 2009
CR 46700 off FM 906
On Line This Site
Pinhook Cemetery
March 30, 2009
CR 45600
Pinhook
On Line This Site
Prairie Ridge Cemetery
Oct. 10, 2009
CR 33250
1 mile N of FM 79
On Line This Site
Presbyterian Cemetery
May 26, 2009
Chicota
On Line This Site
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
FM 195
Paris
Soon On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Pyles Cemetery
Oct. 20, 2009
16 miles NW of Paris
on Hwy 78
On Line This Site
Razor Cemetery
April 27, 2009
From FM 197, take CR 36550 forof Dead Man Branch Creek to the right,
inside a chain link fence.
Razor Community
On Line This Site
Red Oak Cemetery
Dec. 31, 2007
Blossom
On Line This Site
Reeds Chapel Cemetery
Feb. 17, 2008
Powderly
On Line This Site
Restland Cemetery
Feb. 13, 2010
Roxton
Soon On Line This Site
Rockford Church & Cemetery
Feb. 26, 2009
Hwy 1497 - 16 miles SE of Paris on FM 1497
Biardstown
Partial Survey
A Works In Progress
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
Springhill Cemetery
Dec. 19, 2009
Novice
On Line This Site
Springhill Black Cemetery
Jan. 4, 2008
Medill
On Line This Site
Toppings Cemetery
Feb. 20, 2009
Roxton
Partial Survey
On Line This Site
Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry
West Post Oak Cemetery
May 16, 2009
CR 35610
On Line This Site
Wright Cemetery
Aug. 27, 2009
Slabtown Community
On Line This Site
Texas Cemeteries Project Home Page
This page was updated: Saturday, 13-Feb-2010 22:37:40 CST
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in any way without consent.
This site created, maintained & © by Diane Loy
The copyright (s) on this page must appear on all
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All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
| Antioch Cemetery Feb. 15, 2009 |
Hwy 1497 Biardstown |
A Works In Progress On Line This Site Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry |
| Arkansas Cemetery Jan. 20, 2008 |
Roxton | On Line This Site |
| Binnion Cemetery April 27, 2009 |
CR 14670 N .1 mile Biardstown |
On Line This Site |
| Brookston Shiloh Cemetery June 9, 2009 |
W of Paris on FM 1510 Paris |
On Line This Site |
| Chisum Cemetery Oct. 7, 2008 |
Paris | On Line This Site Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry |
| Deport Cemetery March 19, 2009 |
CR 16060 off US HWY 271, Deport |
A Works In Progress On Line This Site Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry |
| El Bethel Cemetery Jan. 22, 2008 |
Paris | On Line This Site |
| Evergreen Cemetery March 19, 2009 |
Jefferson Rd. & South Church St. Paris |
A Works In Progress On Line This Site Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry |
| Friendship Cemetery March 19, 2009 |
Biardstown | Partial Survey On Line This Site Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry |
| Garretts Bluff Cemetery Jan. 16, 2008 |
Garretts Bluff | On Line This Site |
| Haynes Cemetery May 4, 2008 |
Razor | On Line This Site |
| Hazel Dell Cemetery June 15, 2009 |
CR 15900 off FM 1498 Slabtown Community |
On Line This Site |
| Heavenly Hills Cemetery Sept. 27, 2008 |
Reno | On Line This Site Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry |
| Jackson Cemetery May 1, 2009 |
FM 2820 Paris |
On Line This Site |
| Jones Cemetery April 28, 2009 |
CR 13600 Jennings Community |
On Line This Site |
| Killingsworth Cemetery Feb. 13, 2008 |
Roxton | On Line This Site |
| Kitchens Cemetery March 30, 2009 |
Novice | On Line This Site |
| Knights of Honor Cemetery Feb. 14, 2009 |
FM 194 Blossom |
A Works In Progress Partial Survey On Line This Site Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry |
| Little Vine Cemetery June 12, 2009 |
Globe Community | On Line This Site |
| Littlejohn Cemetery Jan. 27, 2008 |
Chicota | On Line This Site |
| Long Cemetery Feb. 12, 2008 |
Powderly | On Line This Site |
| Macedonia Cemetery Sept. 8, 2009 |
Razor Community | On Line This Site |
| Meadowbrook Gardens Cemetery June 10, 2009 |
6245 Clarksville Street Paris |
A Works In Progress On Line This Site Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry |
| Mt. Tabor Cemetery March 19, 2009 |
Caviness | On Line This Site |
| Mt. Vernon Cemetery Aug. 30, 2009 |
Maxey Community | On Line This Site |
| Neathery Cemetery Aug. 30, 2009 |
Marvin Community | On Line This Site |
| Newbether Cemetery Jan. 4, 2008 |
Powderly | On Line This Site |
| Old Jewish Burial Ground Oct. 7, 2008 |
Paris | On Line This Site Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry |
| Palestine Cemetery March 27, 2009 |
CR 46700 off FM 906 | On Line This Site |
| Pinhook Cemetery March 30, 2009 |
CR 45600 Pinhook |
On Line This Site |
| Prairie Ridge Cemetery Oct. 10, 2009 |
CR 33250 1 mile N of FM 79 |
On Line This Site |
| Presbyterian Cemetery May 26, 2009 |
Chicota | On Line This Site On Line This Site Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry |
| Providence Baptist Church Cemetery | FM 195 Paris |
Soon On Line This Site Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry |
| Pyles Cemetery Oct. 20, 2009 |
16 miles NW of Paris on Hwy 78 |
On Line This Site |
| Razor Cemetery April 27, 2009 |
From FM 197, take CR 36550 for inside a chain link fence. Razor Community |
On Line This Site |
| Red Oak Cemetery Dec. 31, 2007 |
Blossom | On Line This Site |
| Reeds Chapel Cemetery Feb. 17, 2008 |
Powderly | On Line This Site |
| Restland Cemetery Feb. 13, 2010 |
Roxton | Soon On Line This Site |
| Rockford Church & Cemetery Feb. 26, 2009 |
Hwy 1497 - 16 miles SE of Paris on FM 1497 Biardstown |
Partial Survey A Works In Progress On Line This Site Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry |
| Springhill Cemetery Dec. 19, 2009 |
Novice | On Line This Site |
| Springhill Black Cemetery Jan. 4, 2008 |
Medill | On Line This Site |
| Toppings Cemetery Feb. 20, 2009 |
Roxton | Partial Survey On Line This Site Photographed & Submitted by Carole Curry |
| West Post Oak Cemetery May 16, 2009 |
CR 35610 | On Line This Site |
| Wright Cemetery Aug. 27, 2009 |
Slabtown Community | On Line This Site |
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