Location: SB-C039 Bennett Cemetery AKA Bennetts Cem.AKA Bennett-Chambers Cem.USGS point as Bennetts 3193-321Recorded: SABI01—Parsons, Kim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries; Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: “From the courthouse in Hemphill take Hwy 83 East 1 block to Hwy 87. - Go North or Left 7 miles to Milam. Continue North on Hwy 87 for ??? miles. - Turn East or Right on Reeves Road. - Continue 3.5 miles until the road “T’s” and take a Right. At 0.6 mile take the right fork and continue 1.0 mile you will see the Bennett Cemetery Sign on the right. Take the road to the right and when you get to a fork, go left to the cemetery. 28 graves -- Last Burial – 1942. Cem. Index.”)THC site visit MB 6/29/04: Sexton, Tx area. US 87 to Reeves Rd, 3.5 miles to T intersection. Approx 2000 ft on dirt lane, Bennett Cem. Rd, then about 600 ft. on wooded access road to site. Partially fenced. Formal site with some decorative iron fencing of family plots. Diversity of formal markers over time, some obelisks. No marker trees, some marker shrubs, Crape Myrtle, Spirea. sfew floral and one flag grave materials. Site in cleared area of dense woodlands. Maintained. US veterans. Sign on turnoff. Approx 0.20 acre. GPS 31.33.48.77932N –03.50.22.30521W. Quad 3193-321.Medium risk of endangerment, partially fenced in remote area, heavy woodlands, but well-maintained, evidence of visitation. 3193-321 Tx Co Hwy map.
To address the problem of cemetery destruction and to record as many cemeteries as possible, the
Texas Historical Commission offers the Historic Texas Cemetery designation.
The Historic
Texas Cemetery designation was developed in 1998 to help protect historic cemeteries by
recording cemetery boundaries in county deed records to alert present and future owners of land adjacent
to the cemetery of its existence. Every county in Texas has at least one cemetery designated as a Historic
Texas Cemetery through this program. The HTC designation is the first step toward preservation of a historic cemetery.
A cemetery is eligible for designation if it is at least 50 years old and is deemed worthy of recognition
for its historical associations. The very nature of a cemetery being a landmark of a family’s or community’s
presence is considered to validate the criteria of historical associations. Any individual, organization, or
agency may submit a request for designation.