Rice Family Cemetery (THC) 4 miles NE of Crockett off SH 21(1977) 5 miles NE of Crockett on Hwy 21 at the site of the Old Stage Coach Inn.(1987) off SH 21, 4 miles NE of Crockett. Across the highway from the site of the original Rice Log Cabin (marker)(1998) 5 mi NE of Crockett just off TX 21(USGenWeb) go NE out of Crockett on Hwy 21. About 3 mi you will see the historic Stage Coach Inn on the L which has a historical marker. Cemetery is across the highway on your R, set off a little from the road.Cemetery not on topo map, but Stage Coach Inn is.THC marker; A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records, Kim Parsons, 1988; Houston County Cemeteries, Houston county Historical Commission, 1977; Houston County Cemeteries, Third Edition, Houston County Historical Commission, 1987; Supplement to Houston County Texas Cemeteries Third Edition, 1998; TexGenWeb; USGenWeb ArchivesTHC site visit MB 11/08/04: Crockett, Tx area, N on SH 21, about 0.5 mile N of intersection with FM 3187, on E side or roadway, down slight slope into wooded area. Off SH 21 about 70 ft. THC marker. Fenced formal site with sign on gate. Diversity of formal markers. Some Oak and Cedar marker trees. Nearby rural residence, woodlands, other historic sites. Floral grave materials. US veterans. REVISIT MB 12-08-04Approx 0.87 acre. GPS 31.21.26.06776N –95.23.50.14548WUSGS 3195-132Low risk endangerment, fenced, maintained, THC marker, visible from roadway, sign, still in use.
Rice
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Rice is a cemetery in Crockett, Houston County. 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 31.3577, -95.3973 near Crockett. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rice Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Stage Coach Inn, Original Site of the Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin, and Joseph Redmond Rice and Willie Masters Rice.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7225018003. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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