Hays

Hays Cem.Recorded: WOOD05—Parsons; (location in Co. Hist., Vol. 4, p. 127: “Like so many cemeteries in the country, this one is called by different names …began in the Hays family … unmarked graves …in 1972 it’s referred to as Midway Cem, perhaps from location but no one seems to know how this name came about. …members of the AA race buried here as well as white grave sites.” Cemetery covers large area, no mounded graves, no count of unmarked graves …from 1856 and still in use. “To reach cemetery from Hwy37 and Hwy11 in Winnsboro, go west on Hwy11 for 1.5 miles, past FM852 intersection for 1.5 miles. Cemetery is on south side of road … not marked … is hardly noticed from road. The markers are in groups, some on the far east side of the field, a larger group in near center and then more graves in the southwest corner—these had been hoed off [scrapped earth] recently [1972] and grass and weeds mowed, shredded on other locations.”) Cemetery IndexTHC site visit MB 2/06/04 w/ hist. Bill Jones: Large sloping site w/ tall Cedar marker trees, formal markers, diversity over time. Fenced on 3 sides. WD Co hist marker, flagpole. Reportedly mixed race burials thru history. GPS 32.57.21.34739N –95.19.21.43166W

Hays is a cemetery in Webster, Wood County. It is one of 71 cemeteries documented in Wood County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 151 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.9562, -95.3231 near Webster. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wright Family (cemetery), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lee Cemetery, Lankford-Stinson House, and First Methodist Church of Winnsboro.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7499008703. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.