Cemetery

Piney Woods

Texas · THC Atlas #7185014205

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About this site

Piney Woods is a cemetery in Texas, Texas. It is one of 31 cemeteries documented in Texas in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 67 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.4861, -95.8945. The nearest cataloged historic site is Conroe Memorial Park-Mims Cemetery (cemetery), about 31 miles away. Others within a short drive include Donaho Private, Neumeyer, and Barton-Hubert (on Quarry Road).

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7185014205. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Piney Woods Cemetery is a historic African American cemetery near Anderson in Grimes County, set beside the Apolonia Cemetery and separated from it by a fence. Its formal markers span many decades and include the graves of U.S. military veterans. It stands as a lasting record of the area's Black community.

Sources: historic.one tworiversheritagefoundation.org

📍 30.4861, -95.8945 · Texas

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Nearby in Texas

Conroe Memorial Park-Mims Cemetery

Barton-Hubert (on Quarry Road)

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