Historic Cemetery

Benton Family Cemetery

a.k.a. Benton

Pennington, Texas
Location: From Pennington; FM 358 east 2.7 miles to Reese Road. North (left) 1.3 miles to Benton Road. Right (east) .5 miles to David Benton Private property at double gate on north (left) side. Follow grass road .3 miles as it curves back east to gate and camp house on north side. Go through gate and go north (left) immediately after passing camp house. Go north .1 miles to gate on north side. Cemetery is 50 yards northeast past gate in pasture.Markers have been set upright in concrete slab. Site has new pipe fencing and is in great shape. Two footstones are laying flat on the slab and not set into the concrete.

Source: RIP Fields Table

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.

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