Reno Historic African American Cemetery in Reno, Texas

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Get directions Reno, Texas, USA

Coordinates: 33.66452, -95.46324
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In Reno, Lamar County, Texas, from the traffic signal on Hwy 82, (the intersection of Hwy 82 and Airport Road or FM 1508), proceed west for about 250 feet to the entrance to Nina's Diner. Entrance to the enclosed cemetery area can be had on the west side accessed from the parking lot for Nina's Diner. From the parking area, proceed north along the new fence and there is a gate allowing entry to the cemetery. This is about 160 yards north of Hwy 82. GPS coordinates are 33.66470 Latitude and -95.46310 Longitude. The oldest marked grave is that of Missouri Thomas who died 26 Feb 1888. During the restoration of the cemetery, small wooden crosses were placed at found grave sites.
There is a new historical marker within the cemetery and a large stone marker having a partial list of burials in the cemetery, either marked or unmarked. This cemetery was visited by Lawrence and Sue Dale on 27 November 2020 and new pictures made of all markers. These pictures were then added to Findagrave.