Brownfield in Terry County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Brownfield Cemetery

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

1. Brownfield Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The first public burial ground in the new Terry County seat of Brownfield was begun in 1905 when 19-year-old Jessie Hill died and was interred here. By 1907, this land belonged to M. V. Brownfield; records do not indicate whether the cemetery was named for him or for the town. During World War I, the Great Depression and World War II, the cemetery fell into decline as local residents were unable to maintain it. Hispanic farm workers began to settle in this area in the 1940s and 1950s, and by the 1970s the cemetery reflected the change in population. A reorganization of the cemetery association in 1980 led to much-needed improvements. More than 2,000 graves, about 375 of them unmarked, graced the cemetery in 1999. The cemetery remains a chronicle of Terry County.

Erected 1999 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12225.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 33° 11.267′ N, 102° 17.472′ W. Marker is in Brownfield, Texas, in Terry County. It is on North 14th Street (State Highway 137) 0.8 miles north

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of West Main Street (U.S. 82/380), on the right when traveling north. Marker is just inside the cemetery entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 902 North 14th Street, Brownfield TX 79316, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brownfield Municipal Power Plant (approx. ¾ mile away); City of Brownfield (approx. 0.8 miles away); In Honor of Terry Co. Veterans (approx. 0.9 miles away); "Flame of Freedom" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Colonel B. F. Terry / Terry's Texas Rangers (approx. 0.9 miles away); First Baptist Church of Brownfield (approx. one mile away); Flora and Fauna (approx.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

2. Brownfield Cemetery Marker

one mile away); The Land (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownfield.

Regarding Brownfield Cemetery. The marker names "Jessie Hill," but the correct spelling appears to be "Jesse Hill," according to the headstone.

Brownfield Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

3. Brownfield Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,191 times since then and 84 times this year. Last updated on November 27, 2025. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.