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On private property. In Pettus on Hwy 181, go east on FM 623 .1 mile to South Milam Street go .2 miles (road turns to gravel at .1 mile) to driveway. Follow gravel driveway east to house. Cemetery is located just SE of house. Continue past house to barbed wire fence. Follow fenceline south about 100 yards to gate, passing the anglo cemetery on the east side of the fence. The cemetery is located on south side of gate. Only one grave is visible and has fieldstone curbing.
Pettus African American is a cemetery in Pettus, Bee County. It is one of 44 cemeteries documented in Bee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.6147, -97.7949 near Pettus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pettus Anglo (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Christian Church, Pettus, Town of, and Sommerville-Sacred Heart.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7025005503. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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