Beeson-Box Cemetery

Harston Wilson Beeson, one of Houston County's first settlers (1840), bought land in this area from his neighbor, John Box, in 1852. The Cemetery was established on Beeson land about 3/4 of a mile east of this site with the burial of Box's son, William R. (b. 1827) in 1852. The 2-acre graveyard was officially set aside in wills executed by Beeson in 1878 and his son, George W., in 1915. Three Box Brothers (all veterans of the Battle of San Jacinto) and Civil War veterans Harston Beeson and his son, Argyle, are interred here. Beeson descendants maintain their family burial ground.

Beeson-Box Cemetery is a historical marker in Houston County, Texas. It is one of 185 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.2840, -95.4673. The nearest cataloged historic site is Givens Homesite (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Givens Homesite, Box-Beeson, and Read's Opening.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225011207. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.