“Earliest grave here is that of Lizzie Richardson, a pioneer child who died in the summer of 1845. The site for the cemetery was chosen by Roderick Rawlins, one of the area’s first settlers. He was buried here in 1848. Among the graves in the older section is that of James Lemon, veteran of the American Revolution who died on July 4, 1858. The land was not officially set aside as a cemetery until it was acquired from Thomas McKee Ellis in 1877. Since then the Lancaster Cemetery Association has bought additional land and currently maintains over 1500 graves. (1974).” “(Texas Historic Cemetery Marker, 1974)
Death certificates call this cemetery Edgewood Cemetery or Lancaster Cemetery.
Information about burials in this cemetery was documented in “Dallas County Texas: Genealogical Data from Early Cemeteries – Volume II”, published by the Dallas Genealogical Society in 1989. You can View a Searchable PDF extract of this information (button below). The document is in alphabetical order, but a description of the burial references is found on the first page. It is best to search by surname only. This publication was submitted by the Lancaster Genealogical Society in 1988. It has not been updated since that time.
Location & Access
- Address:
- 605 Nokomis Road, Lancaster, TX 75146 (Southwest Section)
- 624 Nokomis Road, Lancaster, TX 75146 (Northeast Section)
- Leagle Description:
- JAMES MCMILLAN ABST 987 PG 285 – TR 2 ACS 9.8599
- JAMES MCMILLAN ABST 987 PG 285 – TR 2.2 ACS 11.2626
- GPS: 32.5811005, -96.7478027
- MAPSCO: 86N
- Owner: Lancaster Cemetery Association (C/O Jim Tomroddy), 834 Oakbluff Drive, Lancaster TX 75146-1400
References & Sources
- Edgewood Cemetery, Lancaster, Texas: 1845 – 1987 by F.M. Rawlins aided by members of the Lancaster Genealogical Society – PDF Document
- Edgewood Cemetery, Lancaster, Texas / compiled and recorded by F.M. Rawlins – 1980 – Available at the Dallas Public Library.
