Cemetery

Old Hughs

Rusk County · THC Atlas #7401001205

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About this site

Old Hughs is a cemetery in Rusk County, Texas. It is one of 124 cemeteries documented in Rusk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 200 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.1199, -94.7001. The nearest cataloged historic site is Leopard Grave AKA Pine Springs Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hunt, Pine Grove Cumberlan Presbyterian Church (FM 840), and Craig Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7401001205. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Old Hughes Cemetery is a small, historically overgrown burial ground associated with the family of Absolom and Lucy Jane Hughes in the Roquemore community east of Henderson in Rusk County. When first canvassed around 1965, only one grave remained marked, though additional unmarked burials are present. Documented interments include members of the Hughes and Ferguson families with dates reaching back to the 1870s.

Sources: txrusk.com

📍 32.1199, -94.7001 · Rusk County

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Nearby in Rusk County

Cemetery

Leopard Grave AKA Pine Springs Cemetery

Pine Grove Cumberlan Presbyterian Church (FM 840)

Pine Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Henderson · 1966