Near Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Richland Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 2021

1. Richland Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Unmarked graves here may date to 1872, the year the Richland Baptist Church bought the site and the Richland School was established here. The earliest marked grave dates to 1878; two earlier ones, dated 1873 and 1876, are reinterments. Many veterans, including more than a dozen of the Civil War, are buried here. The Richland Cemetery Society maintained the graveyard from 1922 to 1962, when the Richland Cemetery Association formed. Although the school and original church are gone, the site now provides an enduring link to the area's early history.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002

Erected 2002 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13135.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 33° 7.959′ N, 95° 29.569′ W. Marker is near Sulphur Springs, Texas, in Hopkins County. It is on Farm to Market Road 69 one mile south of Interstate 30, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery and next to the Richland Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:

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1006 FM 69, Sulphur Springs TX 75482, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and in the Piney Woods.

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 Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hopkins County (approx. 2.6 miles away); St. Philip's Episcopal Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); Ashcroft House (approx. 5.9 miles away); George and Myra Wilson (approx. 6 miles away); Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 6.1 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Sulphur Springs (approx. 6.2 miles away); Home County of Texas Confederate General W. H. King / Texas in the Civil War (approx. 6.3 miles away); Hopkins County Courthouse (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sulphur Springs.

The front gate to the Richland Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 2021

2. The front gate to the Richland Cemetery and Marker

The view of the Richland Cemetery from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 2021

3. The view of the Richland Cemetery from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 670 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 24, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.