Near Richards in Montgomery County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Bay's Chapel Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, October 4, 2022

1. Bay's Chapel Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This burial ground is named for Thomas and Mary Bay, who settled here in 1850. Along with other area pioneers, the Bays established a community, whose focal point was a building that was used as a church and school. The Bay family also deeded this property, which would be used as a community cemetery. The earliest known burial here, of Mary Francis Williamson, dates to 1852. Others interred include community leaders and veterans of conflicts dating to the War of 1812. Cemetery features include vertical stones, curbing, interior fencing and Woodmen of the World monuments. Today, a cemetery association cares for the historic burial ground.Historic Texas Cemetery - 2008

Erected 2008 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15829.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 30° 36.089′ N, 95° 48.151′ W. Marker is near Richards, Texas, in Montgomery County. It is on Bays Cemetery Road 0.6 miles Bays Chapel Road, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located on the right side of the entrance to the Bays Chapel Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richards TX 77873, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also on the American Gulf Coast.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bay's Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Algernon "Texas” Alexander

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(approx. 3½ miles away); Ebenezer Baptist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); Shiro Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.3 miles away); Buck Foster Cemetery (approx. 6 miles away); Pool's Cemetery (approx. 6.2 miles away); Anthony Drew Kennard (approx. 7.9 miles away); Oakland Baptist Church (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richards.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 4, 2022

2. Bay's Chapel Cemetery Marker

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Photographed by James Hulse, October 4, 2022

3. The Bay's Chapel Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.