Hayes Spring CemeteryAKA Hays Cem; Hayes Cem.USGS1977) Near Grapeland, W of Grapeland on FM 227. From city limit go 3.2 miles, Turn left on a dirt road, drive .3 miles to cemetery on left of road.(USGenWeb) W of Grapeland on FM 227 about 3 mi to CR 2170. Go L, cemetery is well marked and on the L(cemeteries-of-tx.com) photosTHC site visit MB 10-31-04: Grapeland, Tx area. W on FM 287 about 5 miles to intersection with CR 2170. S on CR 2170 about 0.3 miles, on left or E side of road. Square site adjacent to road, about 30 ft. buffer area. Adjacent pastures. Fenced, formal site. Considerable diversity of formal markers over time. Obleisks, curbing, fieldstones, scraped earth, some mounding. Cedar marker trees in older section. Irises. Abundant floral grave materials. US veterans.Approx 1 acre. GPS 31.27.59.29647N –95.31.54.72031WQuad 3195-244Low risk of endangerment, still in use, maintained, fenced, on map.
Hays Spring
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Hays Spring is a cemetery in Houston County, Texas. It is one of 174 cemeteries documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4667, -95.5321. The nearest cataloged historic site is Golden Gate (cemetery), about 2.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Herod Family, Walker #2, and Herod, Josiah.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7225012205. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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