Fairmount Cemetery

As early as the 1850s, families settled here along South Prong Creek. Except for a brief period, a post office operated from 1854 until 1937. The community also supported a school until 1953. It is believed residents made burials at this community cemetery by the mid-1850s, but the first marked grave, that of Eli Elijah Smith, dates to 1874. He was a son of Mary Jane and Edward Smith, a Baptist pastor who served area churches including Friendship Missionary Baptist, located near the cemetery. Today, the burial ground is a link to pioneer settlers and generations of area residents. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004

Fairmount Cemetery is a historical marker in Hemphill, Sabine County, dedicated in 2004. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Sabine County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 152 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.2047, -93.7391 near Hemphill. The nearest cataloged historic site is South Prong Conner (cemetery), about 2.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Clark-Clarktown, Smith, Obediah Jackson, and Clark Dickey.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5403013223. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.