Established in 1856 beside Balch Cemetery for the African American population after the death of a slave girl killed by a black bear, this cemetery served people connected to Alvarado, including the family of George Sigler, whose farm lay south of the Balch Community Cemetery. Those buried here include victims of smallpox and other diseases such as diphtheria, whooping cough, and tuberculosis, with numerous children among the dead. Burial space became urgently needed by 1911 after these disease-related deaths, and that year local businessman and undertaker A.J. Senter donated additional land to the Alvarado "Colored" Cemetery, which was then renamed Senterwood Cemetery in his honor. In the 1940s, the need for more burial plots was met when Baker Funeral Home of Fort Worth purchased one acre of land. Interments include many business owners, church leaders, and veterans of World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War, and after earlier dependence on local volunteers, maintenance came under the direction of the Johnson County Cemetery Association. The cemetery continues to serve the surrounding communities.