Cemetery

Simmons-Blacks

Jefferson County · THC Atlas #7245001305

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About this site

Simmons-Blacks is a cemetery in Jefferson County, Texas. It is one of 40 cemeteries documented in Jefferson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 166 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.1194, -94.1172. The nearest cataloged historic site is Greenlawn (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Anthony, Sacred Heart, and Evergreen Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7245001305. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Simmons and Blacks cemeteries are among the oldest burial grounds in Beaumont; together with the later Greenlawn section they were combined into what is now Greenlawn (Community) Cemetery on Gill Street. Of the three consolidated components of this Jefferson County community cemetery, the Simmons ground is the oldest.

Sources: jeffersoncountytx.gov findagrave.com

📍 30.1194, -94.1172 · Jefferson County

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