Aberdeen Cemetery - Kildare - SW from McLeod on FM 125 for 3 miles. Turn left onto CR 4448. After 1.6 miles turn onto CR 4455. At 1.5 miles go due South on CR 4449. Cemetery is .7 miles around a curve and on the left. Church is on the right. Predominantly black. This is one of several small cemeteries in the Rambo Area between McLeod, Texas and Vivian, Louisiana. Rambo is its closest community, however like all of its surrounding communities it mailing address is Bivins, Texas. Its burials are those of well recognized surnames of the African-American communities in both areas. A fully functioning church sits just across the road from the cemetery and services are still held weekly and the grounds of the church and cemetery are well maintained by the congregants. The cemetery is approximately one half acre of land in the curve directly across from the church. |
Albert Richie Cemetery - From Queen City take hwy 59 N for 8.5 miles to the Domino red light. Turn rt on 3129, then immediately left on 3895A for .4 miles. The cemetery is at the end of the road. Predominantly black. |
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Almance Salem - From the red light at Louise & hwy 77 in Atlanta, go east on hwy 77 for 2.5 miles to CR 4683. Go 1.1 miles to CR 4680. Turn rt on CR 4680 and go .2 miles Almance Baptist Church & Cemetery. |
Antioch (Anti) Cemetery- About 8.8 miles W of Queen City from the intersection of hwy 59 & 96. Take hwy 96 to CR 2791. Alternate route: From hwy 59 take CR 2791 for 6.7 miles. |
Antioch (New) Cemetery - From Linden take hwy 59 S 4.8 miles to Lanier Friendship Church. Turn rt in front of the church on CR 1635. Follow the signs to the church & cemetery. The cemetery is behind the church. |
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Bartlett Cemetery - In the Turkey Creek Community. Turn north off Hwy 49 at the Turkey Creek Church, CR 2993, for .3 mile, turn right on 1579 for .2 mile. The cemetery is on right in a pasture on private land. |
Barton/Old Barton Cemetery |
Bates Farm Family Cemetery |
Baucus Cemetery - At the intersection of FM 251 and FM 125 go 3.5 miles to CR 4448. Turn right on CR 4449 and you will see the cemetery in a clump of trees near th curve on the east side about .3 miles from the intersection with CR 4447. About 50 ft square with an iron pipe post with a barbed wire fence. (Just off CR 4449 about 30 yards from the road) |
Baugus Cemetery - Black cemetery - Located at the intersection of FM 251 and FM 125 go 3.5 miles to CR 4448 and right on CR 4449 and the cemetery is in a clump of trees near the curve on the east side about .3 miles from intersection with CR 4447. It is a 50 ft square with iron pipe posts and a barbed wire fence. |
Beech Creek - 1.5 miles East of Atlanta, Texas on FM 249 |
Bear Creek (New) Cemetery - From Linden on Highway 59 south, take highway 155 west for 6.7 miles. Turn left on CR 1631, and then left again on CR 1632 to church and cemetery. |
Bear Creek (Old) Cemetery - from Hwy 155 in the west edge of Linden, turn southwest on CR 1617. Continue until you intersect with CR 1626. Turn right, Tabernacle and Cemetery on right just a short distance from intersection. (You can continue on 1626 on to New Bear Creek Church and Cemetery and back to 155 from there if you wish.) |
Beene Cemetery |
Bell Cemetery |
Ben Royal Cemetery - Black - From the intersection of Hwy 11 and 49 east of Hughes Springs, go east toward Avinger for 1.4 miles. A faint road to the left not accessible by automobile leads into the woods on ROYAL land for about a half mile. This cemetery is fenced. There is one row of graves and probably other unmarked graves. Started in 1916 and contains the graves of ten members of the Ben ROYAL family. |
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Bethlehem/Doss Community Cemetery |
Bethlehem Cemetery - North of Hughes Springs near Holly Springs |
Bethel/Bethlehem Cemetery - In the Linden area |
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Bivins Cemetery - From Atlanta go to Bivins. At the intersection of Hwy 43 & 248 in Bivins turn left at the cemetery sign and the cemetery is .2 miles on the right. |
Blalock Cemetery |
Blanchard Cemetery |
Blanton Family Cemetery - Hughes Springs - Tradition is that there was a Blanton Family Cemetery located on the old Robert Goodson place in the Goodson Community, between Linden on the west and Hughes Springs on the east, also running south, south of Sardis and north of Turkey Creek. However, it has not been located. If you remember this cemetery please contact us. Submitted by Sharon Pierce |
Bockman Cemetery - Off Hwy 11 between Linden and Hughes Springs about 5 miles west of Hughes Springs. This is a lone grave located in a pasture (private land) and is not enclosed. |
Boon Cemetery - Located on FM RD 1450 near Carterville off of
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Boyd Family Cemetery |
Bradfield Chapel Cemetery - On the Morris/Cass County line. From US 259 in Daingerfield go east on Hwy 130 for 3.5 miles. Turn right on CR 4108. Cemetery sign viewable from hwy. Cemetery is .6 mile on the left. |
Brantley Family Cemetery |
Brewer Farm Family Cemetery |
Brick Yard (Old) Cemetery - Hughes Springs |
Bryans Mill/Pleasant Hill Cemetery - Located in the Bryans Mill Community at the forks of CR 2472 and CR 2471. From Douglassville travel west on Hwy 77 for 9 miles, turn right onto FM 994 for 3 miles to Bryans Mill. Take right on oil top road to cemetery on the right. |
Burleson Family Cemetery - Union Hill Community - Was located on the old Willie Patterson place near where the old house stood. However, there are no markers or other evidence to indicate the exact location. The Patterson place is in the Union Hill Community, 1 mile northwest of the Union Hill Cemetery on CR 1453. Submitted by Sharon Pierce |
Cass Cemetery - Bloomburg |
Caves Springs Cemetery - Just east of the intersection of CR 1671 & 1619. Google Earth images show what might be a cemetery near there also, 32° 58' 3.48" N, 92° 23' 55.98" W |
Cedar Grove Cemetery - From the intersection of Hwy. 77 & 8 in Douglassville, travel 3.6 miles west on Hwy. 77. Turn left onto CR 2343 and proceed .2 mile to Cedar Grove Methodist Church and Cemetery. |
Center Grove Cemetery - Located across from the Center Grove Southern Baptist Church. From Linden go north on Hwy 8 about 4 miles, turn right on CR 1123, go about 1.5 miles and turn left onto CR 1122. This road dead ends at the Church and Cemetery. |
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Concord Cemetery - From the intersection of Hwy 8 & Hwy 11 in Linden, take Hwy 11 west, go 6.7 miles to CR 1463, turn right (north) onto CR 1463 for .9 mile. Cemetery is on the left side of CR 14463. This cemetery is fenced with a sign. It is behind a large fenced area that is the new part of the cemetery. |
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County Line Cemetery - Take hwy 161 north from Hughes Springs to Hwy 130. Turn west on 130 for 1.8 miles. Turn north on Morris CR 4119 for 1.1 miles, cemetery on left. |
Courtland Cemetery - From Hwy 59 & 96 intersection in Queen City, go west on Hwy 96 2.0 miles to Courtland cemetery sign on left. Turn left to church & cemetery. Courtland community was in existence as early as 1845. Possibly known as the Old Cherokee settlement because of the Dobbs & Morgans who came from Cherokee County, GA. Source: Cemeteries With Cass County Connections volume 4. |
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Crossland Family Cemetery |
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Dawson Cemetery |
Day Family Cemetery |
Dennis Cemetery - 5 mi. N of Hughes Springs on FM 250, then 2 mi. E on FM 130, then left on CR 2929, right on CR 2930 |
Denson Cemetery |
Domino Cemetery |
Douglassville Cemetery - From Linden, take Hwy 8 to Douglassville. Go through the 4 way stop and you will see the Baptist Church on the right & the Methodist Church on the left. The cemetery is just past the churches on the right. |
Echols Family Cemetery - From Atlanta Hwy 59 West, take Douglassville Hwy 77 to CR 995. Turn left on 995 approximately 6 miles. Turn left off CR 995 on CR 1116 for .7 miles. At a sharp turn in the road it heads straight into an electric gate. The cemetery is southwest of the 1st electric gate over top of hill where two big oaks stand gate on the east side encloses these four graves. The property is the Big Sandy Ranch owned by the Harrison family. Please contact them before entering the property. |
Echols/Snellgrove Cemetery |
Edwards Farm Cemetery - Hughes Springs - After the Old Brick Yard Cemetery was closed in 1946, the Edwards Cemetery was started. It is located on the Edwards farm about .75 mile east of the Old Brick Yard Cemetery on the other side of the Old Avinger-Hughes Springs road. Submitted by Sharon Pierce |
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Farmer, Kirkland, Duke Families Cemetery - Located NE of Douglasville on County Road 2118 to "Poor Boy's Landing" on Wright Patman Lake (formerly Lake Texarkana). It is West of the Forest Hill Baptist Church on private property referred to as the Old Jim Stone's Place. |
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Ferrell Cemetery - Located south of Kildare. Named for Dallas and Emma FERRELL. |
Finley/Swint Families Cemetery |
First Love Baptist Church Cemetery |
Fite Family Cemetery |
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Fleming Family Cemetery - from the intersection of FM 250 & Hwy 77 to Marietta travel west for 2.1 miles, turn left into private driveway. Go .6 mil south on pasture lane, road follows ridge, cemetery is located on end of ridge, overlooking a narrow valley. This cemetery is on private property belonging to Richard Tuck, you must have permission to enter. |
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Floyd Valley Cemetery - From Hwy 8 at Red Hill, travel west on Hwy 995 about 5 miles, turn right onto CR 1399, travel about 3 miles. Floyd Valley Church is on the right and the cemetery is on the left. |
Forest Home #1 Cemetery |
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Frazier, Cole, Crawford Families Cemetery |
Friendship/Lanier Cemetery - The Friendship Church is actually called Lanier/Friendship Church, there is another church in Cass County that is called Friendship/Hollingsworth Church |
Fuller Cemetery |
Galloway Cemetery |
Gary/Fowler Cemetery - 1 mile past Bear Creek Church and Cemetery off Hwy 155 |
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Glass Farm Cemetery |
Good Exchange Cemetery - McLeod - Go on FM 251 south of Atlanta for 14 miles to FM 125 and east of McLeod school for .7 mil. Turn left at the cemetery sign on CR 4567. Cemetery and church are at the end of the lane at .3 miles. |
Gum Springs Cemetery |
Harris Chapel Cemetery - Take Hwy 161 south from Hughes Springs for 5 miles and the Harris Chapel United Methodist Church and cemetery are on the left. |
Hearn Cemetery |
Hefner Family/Peacock Place Cemetery |
Henderson/Watson Cemetery |
Henry Family Cemetery |
Hickory Grove Cemetery - From FM 995 at Read Hill, travel west on 995 2.9 miles. Fenced cemetery on right. A Texas Historical Marker is on the property. |
Hickory Hill Cemetery - located on the East side of Avinger, just off Hwy 49 (before you get to Liberty Rd (CR 1617)) |
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Holly Springs Cemetery - Take Highway 161 north from Hughes Springs for about 4 miles.
This cemetery is located behind the home of a Mr Cates. |
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Huffines Family Cemetery - McLeod |
Hughes Family Cemetery - Hughes Springs |
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Jones Family Cemetery |
Jones Hill Cemetery |
Josey Cemetery |
Kennedy Family Cemetery |
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Law's Chapel Cemetery - From Atlanta, take Hwy 59 south 2.8 miles to CR 2328, turn right to the cemetery and church on the left |
Lambert Cemetery |
Lanark Cemetery |
Lewis Grave - buried on the LONG place, formerly the John HERRING place. |
Liberty - Liberty Cemetery & Site of Enon Primitive Baptist Church - Old Queen City |
Liberty/Fowler Cemetery - East on Cr 1617 off Hwy 49 in Avinger for 6.1 miles to a road sign to Liberty Church at intersection of CR 1617 and CR 1648. Turn right on CR 1648 for .5 mile, .2 mile beyond Liberty Baptist Church |
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Linden #1 Cemetery - In Linden at the four way stop (intersection of Hwy 11 and Hwy 125) go north .5 miles to the cemetery on the left. |
Linden #2 Cemetery - African American - Located behind (west) the Linden #1 cemetery just north of downtown Linden on Hwy 125. |
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Macedonia Cemetery - Linden area |
McDuff Cemetery - .1 mille east off FM 251, 1.25 miles north of intersection with Hwy 125. Cemetery is located on the Dotson farm and permission is required from the owner to enter. |
McLemore Cemetery |
McMichael Family/Snow Hill Cemetery |
Melton Family Cemetery |
Mill Creek Cemetery - Located 8.5 miles N of Burkeville on US 87, then E on State Recreation Rd 255 for 4.5 miles. Turn left on USFS Rd 196 for 2.9 miles, then left on Mill Creek Cemetery Rd for 1 mile. |
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Mobley, Moses grave - grave on private property not accessible to the public. Near the New Colony Church between Atlanta and Linden. |
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Monterey (Old) Cemetery |
Moore Family Cenetery |
Motts Family Cemetery |
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Mt. (Old) Moriah Cemetery |
Mt. Olive Cemetery |
| Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery - African American - Located on Hwy 155 just east of Avinger |
Mt. Zion Cemetery - Queen City |
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Mt. Zion/Crossroads Cemetery (Offsite) -from the red light on U.S. Highway 59 in Jefferson, Texas, north approximately 9 miles to Farm Road No. 2683, then east approximately 1.6 miles. Turn right on a dirt road. The Church and Cemetery are located at the end of this dirt road (about 4/10 mile). In the edge of Cass County.
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New Hope Cemetery - North out of Marietta on FM 250. Cross Hwy 77 to CR 2590 and turn right. The road looks to go into a dirt road or drive way in to the cemetery. |
| New Hope Cemetery - Located outside of Bloomburg - From Bloomburg go east on FM 3129 for 1 9/10 miles to CR 4919. Turn left (north) and follow the road to the right for 6/10 mile. The cemetery will be on the left by New Hope Baptist Church. (From US Hwy 59 in Atlanta, Tx go north on FM 249 for 7 6/10 miles to FM 3129. Turn right (east) and go 8/10 mile to CR 4919. Then go 6/10 mile to the cemetery. |
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Norwood Family Cemetery |
O'Farrell Cemetery - Travel west out of Atlanta, TX on West Main Street. Take Texas Hwy 77W (right). The Farm Road 995 entrance will be on the left side of 77W. Drive about 10 miles and look for the O'Farrell Baptist Church. It is on the right side of 995. The cemetery is surrounded by a chain linked fence. |
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Old Foundry Cemetery |
Panhandle / St. John - African American - St. John's Baptist Church and Cemetery are located off Hwy. 8 about 3 miles north of Douglassville. The community is referred to as Panhandle. |
Patterson Family - Avinger |
Pattillo Family Cemetery |
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Pine Bluff Cemetery |
Pinecrest Cemetery - Located in Atlanta, Tx. From the interesection of Hwy 59 & 77 goes straight across the rd. on FM. 249, at next light (Louise St.)(Co. Rd. 43) turn left. Go about .5 mi. and turn left on Cameron St. straight into cemetery.There are two sections to this cemetery. One section is predominately black and the other predominately white. To get to the predominately white section: from Main St. take Louise St. to Cameron St. turn west go two blocks. The predominately black section is located north of the white section. |
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Pleasant Hill (New) Cemetery - African American - Take Hwy 11 through Linden to Hwy 8. Turn north on Hwy 8 for short distance. Turn left on CR 1399 for 2.9 miles. Cemetery is on the left across the road from the Pleasant Hill Church. |
Pleasant Hill (Old) Cemetery - African American - From the intersection of Hwy. 11 and Hwy. 8 in Linden travel north on Hwy. 8 for 3.7 miles, turn left on CR 1247, travel .7 mile. Cemetery is on the north side of the road. |
Pleasant Hope Cemetery |
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Powell Family Cemetery - Approximately 2.7 miles west of intersection of Hwy 77 and Hwy 8 in Douglassville, Texas. Cemetery is on the north side of Hwy 77 and is between Carlow and Powell Creeks. Cemetery is on private property. |
Powell/Jones Family Cemetery - From the intersection of Hwy 77 and Hwy 8 in Douglassville, travel west on Hwy 77 for 3.8 miles and turn right onto CR 2461. Follow CR 2461 for 2.4 miles and turn right onto CR 2462. Proceed on CR 2462 for .3 mile to first turn to right (which is also in a curve in the road). Road is a narrow, but well-kept lane and ends at the cemetery. |
Prewitt Family Cemetery - Pruitt Lake Community - Family members of the Anselem PREWITT family were buried in a family cemetery on his property. The land that belonged to him at the time was located northwest of Pruitt Lake in the J. L. Chambers headright survey. Graves marked with rocks but now lost. |
Pruitt Lake Cemetery - CR 1581 - from Hwy 155 turn north on to CR 1579 for 1.4 miles then west on CR 1581, cemetery on right. |
Queen City Cemetery - From Hwy 59 North, at the red light, take Loop 236 to Hwy 74, go East across railroad tracks through Queen City. Turn right on 6th Street, then go to Marietta Street or go to red light on Hwy 74 and turn right, the cemetery will be on the right, just pass the light. |
Rambo Family Cemetery |
Rasmussen Family Cemetery |
Rider/Driver Cemetery |
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Salem Cemetery - Near Bloomburg - Take Hwy 59 north out of Lanier, to CR 1622, turn right. The cemetery is right at this intersection. |
Salem Cemetery - Linden Area - African American - Located on the corner of CR 1753 and Hwy 59. |
Salen Cemetery - Linden Area - African American - Located at the Salem missionary Baptist Church site. |
Sammye's Place Memorial Gardens |
Sardis Cemetery - from Hughes Springs take Hwy 11 east to CR 2921. Take CR 2921 to the left for .2 miles. Sardis Cemetery and Hopewell church will be on the right. |
Sawmill Cemetery - Not accessible to the public. Near the sites of the old Woodworth and Veneable & Blythe Sawmills. Surnames include STEPHENSON, SIMPKINS, REYNOLDS, JONES, PRICE |
Schulz Family Cemetery |
Scott Family Cemetery - Hughes Springs - located on the old Dr. Scott place at the foot of Scott Mountain. This is somewhere between the Concord and Gravity Communities. This is private property and not accessible to the public. Legend is that some members of the Scott family were buried there, perhaps one or two Rendleman children, and perhaps others. |
Seabright Family Cemetery |
Sevron/Cevron Cemetery - Atlanta - on the BENTLEY farm |
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Shelton-Rankin Cemetery - From Hwy 11 about 10 miles west of Linden and 5 miles east of Hughes Springs, turn north on CR 2921 for about 2 miles, turn east on CR 2994 for .6 mile to cemetery sign on left, turn left up lane for less than .1 mile. |
Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery - near Jefferson in the edge of Cass County - Beginning at the intersection of Hwy 59 South and hwy 125 in Linden go south on Hwy 59 8 miles and turn right on CR 1641, go .5 mile. the church and cemetery are on the right. |
Shiloh - African American - Near Atlanta - From Atlanta, at the intersection of hwys 59 & 77, travel 59 south approximately 5 miles, turn right on CR 1111, travel 1 mile. The cemetery is located on both sides of the road. |
Smith Family Cemetery - Queen City, located on the old Bill Moore place. Descendants of Cisero Smith |
Smyrna Cemetery - Located on Hwy 77 about 4.4 miles South of Atlanta, Texas-Cass Co. Lies North of Smyrna Baptist Church |
Spring Hill Cemetery |
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Sunrise Cemetery |
Turkey Creek Cemetery - Located at intersection of Highway 49 and County Road 2993 between Hughes Springs and Avinger. |
Union Chapel Cemetery - From Douglassville, go West on Hwy 77 toward Naples. Turn north, right, onto FM 2466. Go about 2 miles and you will see the old Union Chapel School building on the right and the Union Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery on the left. There is a small intersection at the Church and FM 2466 continues straight past the church. |
Union Hill Cemetery - From Hwy 11 about 7 miles west of Linden and 8 miles east of Hughes Springs, turn north on CR 1463 for 2.8 miles to CR 1462. Turn west on CR 1462 for .2 mile, turn north on CR 1461 for .9 mile to CR 1459. Turn west on CR 1459 about .4 mile to CR 1458. Continue west on CR 1458 for .3 mile, cemetery on left. Alternate route: From where Hwy 130 junctions with 995 near Carterville, turn west on 130 for 1 mile to Carterville. Turn south on CR 1459 for 3 miles to CR 1458. Turn west on CR 1458 for .3 mile, cemetery on left. |
Union Hill (Old) Cemetery - From Hwy 11 about 7 miles west of Linden and 8 miles east of Hughes Springs, turn north on CR 1463 for 2.8 miles to CR 1462. Turn west on CR 1462 for .2 mile, turn north on CR 1461 for .4 mile, turn west through a pasture and into woods for about a mile. This cemetery is on private property of Patterson family and the gate is locked Key can be requested from the Patterson’s, who live near the Union Hill Church and Cemetery. |
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Walton Cemetery |
Ware Cemetery |
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Wesson (Old) Cemetery |
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Williams/Lewis - Indian - lost cemetery on private property |
Wilson/Cole Family Cemetery |
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Zion Hill Cemetery - Kildare |
