Cherokee County, Texas

 SWORD FAMILY CEMETERY

(photos by Kaye Slover)

There is no cemetery sign. The Sword Family Cemetery located next to the E. L. Russell Cemetery. The Russell Cemetery is on the left and on the right is the Sword Family Cemetery. It  is located on CR 2212. To get there Start at intersect of Loop 343 & FM 23 S. of Rusk. Go .6 miles to FM 1857 then go 2.5 miles to CR 2212. This cemetery was added because the Russell Cemetery is close to being filled up.

There is no cemetery sign.

E. L. Russell Cemetery is located on CR 2212. To get there Start at intersect of Loop 343 & FM 23 S. of Rusk. Go .6 miles to FM 1857 then go 2.5 miles to CR 2212.

December 2023 Contact information:    Billy Lankford, Jr., 234 CR 2312, Rusk, TX 75785, 903-743-5764.