Benton Hill- Richland

Benton Hill-Richland Cem-Richland-Benton Hill-Pioneer Black Cemetery #2:Take F.M. 514 from Point, take 2nd County Rd. abt. 1/2 mi. Cemetery is in pasture on the L., abt. 300 yds. from Rd. Abt. 150 years old.Recorded--Parsons; (HbTx: Richland is on Farm Road 514 seven miles northwest of Emory in northern Rains County. It was first settled around the time of the Civil War.qv In the mid-1930s the settlement had a church, a store, and a number of scattered dwellings. After World War IIqv the store closed, and in 1990 only a cemetery and a few houses remained. That year the reported population was 100.”); GNIS; Tx Funeral Serv.; RootswebTHC site visit MB 2/17/04: About 0.5 mile from FM 514 on CR 4470. Sign as Benton Cem. at Point, Tx. CR 4470, entrance to pasture just S of CR 4460, in pasture about 0.5 from CR, thru two gates, long gravel access road, across small bridge to large site, hill and rolling terrain. Area surrounded by cattle pasture, cows. Fenced Cem, arched entry. Formal, diversity of markers over time, several marker Cedar trees and large Crape Myrtles. Abundant floral materials on graves. Nearby Richland Baptist Church. GPS 32.57.29.21705N –95.50.01.12840W

Benton Hill- Richland is a cemetery in Rains County, Texas. It is one of 43 cemeteries documented in Rains County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 57 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.9582, -95.8338. The nearest cataloged historic site is Michael Ryan Family (cemetery), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Parks, Coats, and Bellah-Hoy-Humphrey.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7379002405. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.