Mason

SB-C037 Mason Cemetery NOT AKA Mason-Deas-Smith Cem.USGS point3193-321 Mason Cemetery, AA.Recorded: SABI01—Parsons, Kim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries; Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: “From the courthouse in Hemphill take Hwy 83 East 1 block to Hwy 87. Go North or Left 7 miles to Milam. Continue North on Hwy 87 for 5.4 miles. Turn East or Right on FM 276. Go 1.3 miles to Liberty Springs Road (by Liberty Springs Methodist Church) and turn South or Right. At 0.5 miles take the dirt road to the Right and the cemetery is directly in front of you, about 0.1 mile. 50 graves, few with stone marker. First 1854 Last 1997. Cem. Index.”THC site visit MB 6/29/04: Isla, Tx area. S off SH 87 on Telephone Rd., aka Liberty Springs Road, about 0.5 mile. Access lane, locked cable, walk in about 500 ft. to fenced formal site. Diversity of formal markers over time, including obelisks. Some fieldstones. Sea shell marker. No marker trees but stumps of prior Cedar markers. Some marker Rose shrubs. San Augustine grass. Some floral and decorative grave materials. Approx 0.50 acre. GPS 31.30.35.99356N –93.49.48.71480W. Quad 3193-321.Medium risk, remote site, but locked cable access road, fenced site, on map, maintained, still in use. 3193-321 Local history notes. USGS, no name, east of Isla.

Mason is a cemetery in Sabine County, Texas. It is one of 105 cemeteries documented in Sabine County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 152 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.5101, -93.8304. The nearest cataloged historic site is Liberty Springs (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include New Hope-Bethel Baptist Church, Alford-Smyrna, and Vance E Vickers.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7403003705. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.