Teel Cemetery

Alabama native Richard Teel (1833-1918) came to East Texas in the 1850s. He married Nancy A. Hart (1842-1900) in 1858 and they settled here. When the Teels' son, D. J., died in 1893, he was buried here beside the family home. In 1908, after other burials had taken place, Teel legally designated the site a cemetery. The more than sixty graves in the historic cemetery include those of Richard and Nancy Teel, as well as other relatives, friends, and neighbors. Now located in the Big Thicket National Preserve, the cemetery is a tangible reminder of the area's early permanent settlers.

Teel Cemetery is a historical marker in Saratoga, Hardin County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 23 historical markers documented in Hardin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 89 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.2606, -94.5121 near Saratoga. The nearest cataloged historic site is Teel (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Oilfield Cemetery, Lance Rosier, and 200 Feet North to Site of Hardin County Discovery Well.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5199011168. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.