Marker Inscription
Northeast at right angles froma point on the east right-of-way of FM 762 0.6 mile southeast of its intersection with Golfview Drive in Richmond 1114 feet. Cemetery is a two acre tract conveyed by Henrietta Lamar et al Richard Prater, President of the Beneficial Society, on November 3, 1873, recorded in Book J, pages 721-722, Fort Bend County Deed Records. It is currently bounded on the north, west, and south by the Fort Bend Country Club and on the east by Dell Webb property. Cemetery is in the Jane H. Long League, A-55.
About this site
Beneficial Society #1 is a cemetery in Richmond, 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 29.5591, -95.7526 near Richmond. The nearest cataloged historic site is Beneficial Society #2 (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Coffman Family, San Gabriel, and Randon Family.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7157010003. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
