Cemetery

Goree Unit

Walker County · THC Atlas #7471007905

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About this site

Goree Unit is a cemetery in Walker County, Texas. It is one of 31 cemeteries documented in Walker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 109 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.6730, -95.5119. The nearest cataloged historic site is Southend Cemetery (cemetery), about 3.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery, Site of Boettcher's Mill, and Josey Boy Scout Lodge.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7471007905. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Goree Unit cemetery holds burials from the Texas prison system's Goree farm south of Huntsville, which opened in 1911 as the Goree State Farm for Women—the state's first prison dedicated to female inmates—after a 1909 investigation exposed poor conditions for women held elsewhere. The farm operated with a cannery, orchard, crop fields, and a prisoner cemetery, and it was converted to a men's unit in 1982.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org easttexashistory.org

📍 30.6730, -95.5119 · Walker County

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