Cemetery

Stephenson

Orange County · THC Atlas #7361001405

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About this site

Stephenson is a cemetery in Orange County, Texas. It is one of 19 cemeteries documented in Orange County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.0791, -93.9664. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pine Island (cemetery), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Kishi Cemetery, Kishi Colony, and Floyd.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7361001405. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Stephenson Cemetery is a historic burial ground near Vidor in Orange County whose land was donated by Henry Obert Anderson. Interments date to the 1800s and include the Stephenson, Anderson, and Sorter families, and local tradition tells of two Stephenson brothers buried in unmarked graves in one corner after a deadly post-Civil War quarrel.

Sources: cemeteries-of-tx.com genealogytrails.com

📍 30.0791, -93.9664 · Orange County

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