Marker Inscription
Occupying less than one acre of land, this cemetery is named for J.W. Hodge (d.1920), who purchased the surrounding property in 1870. Burials had taken place before that date, however, as indicated by the tombstones of J.S. and Sallie Clary, area landowners who were interred here in 1868. A native Texan, Hodge was a successful rancher and farmer in Bell County. He and his wife, Martha (1849-1905), are both buried here, as is Joseph Dennis (1810-1894), an early Bell County leader. Hodge Cemetery stands as a good example of a pioneer graveyard. (1985)
About this site
Hodge Cemetery is a historical marker in Temple, Bell County, dedicated in 1985. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0887, -97.3811 near Temple. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dennis, Joseph (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wilson, Ralph, Sr., and Sunny, House, Site of 1920's Factory of the Temple Monoplane, and Lake Polk Park.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027002505. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
