Cemetery

John Sheridan Grave

Agusta · Houston County · THC Atlas #7225034505

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About this site

John Sheridan Grave is a cemetery in Agusta, 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 31.5414, -95.3292 near Agusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Augusta Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include John and Lucinda Nugent Sheridan, Darius H. Edens, and Augusta Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7225034505. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

John Sheridan was an early landowner in the Augusta community of northern Houston County. After his death, his widow Lucinda C. Sheridan (1808-1862) donated four acres for the adjoining Augusta Cemetery, which has been in continuous use since the 1850s and whose earliest documented grave dates to 1854. A historical marker to John and Lucinda Sheridan stands near the cemetery.

Sources: hmdb.org

📍 31.5414, -95.3292 · Agusta, Houston County

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