Harper Chapel Cemetery

On December 1, 1890, I.H. Pratt deeded one acre of land at this site to J.R. Harper. Born in 1838 in Hinds County, Mississippi, Harper came to Texas with his wife Delilah (Rice) (1836-1908), with whom he had six children. He died in 1896 and was the first to be buried here, at what was then known as Harper Cemetery. His wife was buried next to him 12 years later. Because of a fire at the Sabine County courthouse, the original deed is only referenced in a 1925 deed transfer to J.D. Fuller and E.H. Murphee. By that time, the Harper Chapel community, originally known as Lick Skillet, had further developed. Local Baptists completed construction on their wood-frame church house, Harper Chapel, in 1934. The community continued to utilize the burial ground here, acquiring additional acreage from donors over the years. The cemetery today is a link to the generations of area residents. Among those buried here are U.S. military veterans from conflicts beginning with World War I. The Harper Chapel Cemetery Association, comprised of descendants and friends of those buried here, maintains the site. Historic Texas Cemetery – 2004

Harper Chapel 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 31.3790, -93.7165 near Hemphill. The nearest cataloged historic site is Harper Chapel Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sabine Town, Sabinetown-Beddoe Springs, and Sabine Town Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014382. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.