Historic Cemetery

Bingham Cemetery

FM 1013, Spurger, Texas 77660
Location: Driving Directions:From the intersection of FM 92 and FM 1013 in Spurger, travel 4.3 miles east on FM 1013. Turn right onto dirt road. There is a sign identifying the land as being owned by Temple Inland Forest Products Corp. Go 0.3 mile and turn right onto the first road. Continue 0.3 mile to the end of this road and park. Three graves are located approx. 175 ft. south of road, on west bank of small creek. The three graves are located on a heavily wooded creek bank and are very difficult to find. The cemetery is not a map feature. It is not fenced, and there are no signs indicating a cemetery at this location. During the survey, several very large pines had fallen across the graves, hiding them from view. There are three granite headstones and at least two metal funeral markers. One headstone could not be read due to a large pine that had fallen across the stone. The other headstone inscriptions read:Hugh AlexanderBinghamOct. 22, 1821Oct. 30. 1884Maltida Smith DukesBinghamBorn 1848(Died 1863)The third headstone reads:Joyce [?]BinghamBorn [?].

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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