Sabinetown-Beddoe Springs

SB-C036 Sabinetown-Beddoe Springs Cemetery THC site visit 6/06/04 AKA Beddoe Springs Cem.AKA Sabine Town USGS point3193-243 Sabinetown-Beddoe Springs Cemetery — Recorded: SABI01, SABI04—Parsons, Kim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries; Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: “– From Hemphill take FM 83 (Worth Street) East 1 block to FM 83. Hwy 87 Go North or Left on Hwy 87/FM 83 for about 1 mile to where FM 83 turns East or Right (At the Dairy Queen) and follow FM 83 East for 7.3 miles until you reach FM 3382. Turn Left or North on FM 3382 and go 2.3 miles until you see reach Monument Drive on the Left. Go 0.1 mile to the first road to the Right. Turn Right and go 0.1 mile to the Sabinetown Cemetery on the Right. 28 graves including 10 crumbled markers. First 1819 Last 2001. Cem. Index.” Sabine Co. Hist. Marker: “ S. H. Morris sold 200 acres of his land grant in the 1830s for the establishment of the town of Sabine. Businesses included a post office, customs house, wagon factory, brick kiln and a tanning yard. The Sabine Town Cemetery contains 18 known graves; Mary Jane Scott's is the earliest recorded burial in 1842. The graveyard was in use until 1907; Harry C. Maunds is the last recorded burial. In 1970 the James Frederick Gomer Chapter of the DAR in Hemphill took over maintenance of the site.” THC marker LOCATION: “11 mi. east of Hemphill via FM 83 \, then FM 3381 N to Monument Dr., down road for .25 mi., take first right -- Erected 1997.”THC site visit 6/06/04: E of Hemphill off SH 83 at 740 Monument Dr. Fenced hillside, overlooking wooded bluff and creek bed. Formal markers at the N end, including a spire and obelisk. Free growth Pines, Cedar, Oak and Juniper marker trees. No floral grave materials. Adjacent to golf course. Approx 1.3 acres. GPS 31.24.15.01540N –93.42.42.37143W. Quad 3193-243. Medium risk of endangerment from development, but is well-fenced, has THC marker, is maintained. 3193-243 Tx Co Hwy map on-line shows symbol, no nameTHC Marker as Sabine Town 1997

Sabinetown-Beddoe Springs 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 31.4044, -93.7120. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sabine Town Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sabine Town, Harper Chapel Cemetery, and Harper Chapel Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7403003605. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.