Joel Halbert

SB-C031 Halbert, Joel Cemetery AKA Joe Halbert AKA Fox Hill Halbert Cem.USGS point3193-234 Halbert, Joel Cem. AKA Joel Halbert Cem. Aka Fox Hill Cemetery Recorded: Parsons, Kim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries. Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: “From the courthouse in Hemphill take FM 83 East 1 block to State Hwy 87. Go North or Left on Hwy 87 for 7 miles to Milam. Take Hwy 21 West or Left 1.7 miles, turn North or Right on gravel drive up to cemetery. Cemetery is marked with a green highway sign that says Joel Halbert Cemetery. 190 graves and 30 unmarked Cem. Index.” Tx Funeral Serv. lists in Milam.THC site visit MB 6/28/04: Milam, Tx area. SH 21, W of SH 83, access lane approx 0.1 mile up high bluff. Fenced formal site, no marker trees. Name on gates. Diversity of formal markers over time, also curbing and slabs, some obelisks. San Augustine grass, some daylilies. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials, some photo enamels. US veterans, DRT, WoW. Adjacent to woodland NW, dramatic vista to SE across SH 21. Approx 0.6 acre. GPS 31.25.08.28696N –93.52.28.98180W. Quad 3193-234.Low risk of endangerment, fenced, maintained, still in use. 3193-234 Tx Co Hwy map on-line as Joel Halbert Cem.

Joel Halbert is a cemetery in Sabine County, Texas. It is one of 103 cemeteries documented in Sabine County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 148 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.4358, -93.8749. The nearest cataloged historic site is Las Boregas Camp Site (historical marker), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include McGown Family, Francis Marcus Weatherred, and Milam Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7403003105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.