CLARK CEMETERY - PLANO
west side of Preston Road, near Parker Road 33.02.327 N 96.47.995 W
west side of Preston Road, near Parker Road 33.02.327 N 96.47.995 W
This cemetery was at the site of an old grist mill near White Rock Creek on the Lanson Clark headright. Collin County deed records call him "Lawson Clark." Plano, Texas: The Early Years says that the cemetery is south of Yeary Road. Until a few years ago Parker Road west of Preston Road was called Yeary Road.
The Clark Cemetery was surrounded by a 4-foot wrought-iron fence. It was very small, maybe 8 feet square. There was one 6-foot obelisk for Lanson Clark and his wife. It is one of the oldest stones in Plano, dating back to February 1847. The Baccus and Young Cemeteries have stones of approximately the same date. Lanson Clark is mentioned in numerous histories. His first name is usually wrong. He is credited with starting and naming Lebanon.
This cemetery is neglected. The enclosed area is full of weeds and briars. The stone looks as if it is in good condition. A search of deed records did not find the cemetery deeded.
[In the late 1990s, the cemetery was moved to the Bethel Cemetery in Frisco with the permission of one of the Clark descendants. The land has been developed into a gated community. At the time the cemetery was moved, the funeral director said he thought there were more than the two graves.]
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, by Joy Gough.
The Clark Cemetery was surrounded by a 4-foot wrought-iron fence. It was very small, maybe 8 feet square. There was one 6-foot obelisk for Lanson Clark and his wife. It is one of the oldest stones in Plano, dating back to February 1847. The Baccus and Young Cemeteries have stones of approximately the same date. Lanson Clark is mentioned in numerous histories. His first name is usually wrong. He is credited with starting and naming Lebanon.
This cemetery is neglected. The enclosed area is full of weeds and briars. The stone looks as if it is in good condition. A search of deed records did not find the cemetery deeded.
[In the late 1990s, the cemetery was moved to the Bethel Cemetery in Frisco with the permission of one of the Clark descendants. The land has been developed into a gated community. At the time the cemetery was moved, the funeral director said he thought there were more than the two graves.]
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, by Joy Gough.
