ShareAdd Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on GoogleNACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - A cemetery east of Nacogdoches with roots stretching back to the mid-1800s brought generations of East Texas families together Sunday for its 84th annual homecoming celebration.

Fairview Cemetery, located along State Highway 21 behind Fairview Methodist Church, has been a gathering place for area families since its earliest marked grave in 1851.

The annual homecoming tradition began in 1941, and the event has grown into one of the area's most enduring community gatherings.