From Pennington; FM 358 east 2.7 miles to Reese Road. North (left) 1.3 miles to Benton Road. Right (east) .5 miles to David Benton Private property at double gate on north (left) side. Follow grass road .3 miles as it curves back east to gate and camp house on north side. Go through gate and go north (left) immediately after passing camp house. Go north .1 miles to gate on north side. Cemetery is 50 yards northeast past gate in pasture.Markers have been set upright in concrete slab. Site has new pipe fencing and is in great shape. Two footstones are laying flat on the slab and not set into the concrete.
Benton Family
Walk among the Texans who came before.
Benton Family is a cemetery in Pennington, Trinity County. It is one of 49 cemeteries documented in Trinity County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 74 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.2092, -95.1739 near Pennington. The nearest cataloged historic site is East Prairie-Possum Walk (cemetery), about 1.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pennington, Pennington Baptist Church, and Steele's Academy.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7455003703. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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