Historical Marker
Sandy Point Cemetery
Historical marker location:
Sandy Point, Texas
( approx. 1/2 mile down dirt road SW of intersection of CR 42 and SH 521)
Marker installed: 1970
Sandy Point Cemetery
Established circa 1850
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003.
Texas has been a major oil-producing state for over a century. The first big oil discovery in Texas was the Spindletop field near Beaumont in 1901, which set off a massive oil boom that transformed the state's economy and made Texas one of the wealthiest states in the country.