Universe Cemetery, Headache Springs Area, Tyler, 
Smith County, Texas -- SE-09


This cemetery is inside the City of Tyler, Texas. 
Take Highway 64 East from Downtown Tyler to CR274 
(Nottingham Lane) and turn left (North). Travel 
about 1/2 mile to the 9100 block of the street. 
There is a 4-unit Brick Apartment building (west 
side of street) - behind the parking lot of this 
apartment building is the cemetery. The fence and 
the northernmost gate to the cemetery is visibile 
through this parking lot. If permission to cross 
the parking lot is denied (not likely to happen), 
then travel north an additional 100 yards on CR274 
to the entrance of Headache Springs Park. From the 
parking at this park entrance, go into the woods to 
the west behind the property lines and travel back 
down about 100 yards to the northern fence of the 
cemetery - you can access the cemetery by either going 
around the west end of the fence or going to the northeast 
corner and enter the gate at the back of the apartment 
parking lot.

This cemetery is about 3 acres in size and is fenced on 
the north and east sides with a 4 foot high chain-link 
fence. It does not appear to be maintained. There are 
4 family plots inside the cemetery which are separately 
fenced. Only one of these separate plots appears to be 
maintained and it contains the most recent burial from 
March, 2001. The earliest burial is from 1871.


Latitude:  N  32:20:08.4
Longitude: W 095:14:47.9


PHOTOS:

January 12, 2004

se09c001.jpg -- Apartment building parking lot, cemetery 
fence & gate at back

se09c002.jpg -- Headache Springs Park entrance and 
parking area

se09c003.jpg -- View to right (north) from center gate on 
the east fence of the cemetery

se09c004.jpg -- View to center (west) from center gate on 
the east fence of the cemetery

se09c005.jpg -- View to left (south) from center gate on 
the east fence of the cemetery

se09c006.jpg -- View of one of the separately fenced family 
plot

se09c007.jpg -- Will Smith, World War I Veteran, Dec 25, 1892 
- Jan 9, 1956

se09c008.jpg -- Gene Choice, World War I Veteran, July 27, 1896 
- Aug 24, 1954

se09c009.jpg -- Headache Springs Historical Marker - located on 
Hwy64 about 1/4 mile before connection with CR274.