Herrington Cemetery

Herrington Cemetery John Granberry Herrington and his wife Elvira Jane (Collins) left Mississippi forTexas in 1873. Although other members of their wagon train stopped in Nacogdoches, the Herringtons chose to continue on to the wilderness of Bell county. Soon after their arrival the Herringtons purchased land, built a cabin, and constructed barns and fences for their livestock. Twelve children were eventually born to the Herringtons. Upon the death of John Herrington in 1903, his family buried him just a few hundred yards from his home, thus establishing Herrington Cemetery. The burial ground remains active today, and an association established in 1997 maintains the site, a tribute to an early pioneering Bell county family.

Herrington Cemetery is a historical marker in Harker Heights, Bell County, dedicated in 2010. 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 31.0197, -97.6519 near Harker Heights. The nearest cataloged historic site is Goodnight (cemetery), about 2.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Comanche Gap, Cedar Knob Cemetery (HTC), and Mountain View.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016320. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.