From 90A in Richmond, left on FM 762 toward Thompsons. At Crabb go straight on FM 2759 to Thompsons; right on Y. U. Jones Road. Cross 2 sets of railroad tracks. Follow Y. U. Jones to the right 1.6 miles. Cross two bayou bridges, turn left (south) on M. L. K. Road. Go .2 miles to cemetery on east side of the road.This site is overgrown and heavily covered with brush. There is a trail cut to the entrance of the site so someone has been visiting the site but the brush is heavy. There are many grave depressions and most of the graves have no stones or are marked with illegible metal funeral home markers.
Y. U. Jones
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Y. U. Jones is a cemetery in Thompsons, Fort Bend County. It is one of 134 cemeteries documented in Fort Bend County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4830, -95.6112 near Thompsons. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gubbels Family (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Edwards Family, Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, and unknown grave (Thompson Ferry Rd).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7157002103. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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