De Berry in Panola County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Bell-Fountain Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025

1. Bell-Fountain Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Served by the early Kinlock post office,this farming region was settled by pioneer families who shared this community cemetery. The earliest marked grave is that of Beulah P. Hough (1839-1850). Several Confederate veterans are also buried here. Z.T.P. Hill deeded the five-acre burial ground to Bell-Fountain Baptist Church, founded before the Civil War (1861-1865). When the church building burned in 1880, the congregation was disbanded. Descendants of early settlers fenced the plot and erected a tabernacle where the original church stood.

Erected 1978 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10818.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 32° 17.969′ N, 94° 13.094′ W. Marker is in De Berry, Texas, in Panola County. It is on Community Drive (County Road 3082) 0.1 miles east of Highway 1794. The marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 333 Community Dr, De Berry TX 75639, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shady Grove Baptist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); DeBerry (approx. 3 miles away); DeBerry Baptist Church (approx. 3 miles away); Bethel United Methodist Church (approx. 5.1

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miles away); Bailey Anderson (approx. 5.4 miles away); Booker T. Washington School (approx. 5.7 miles away); Mt. Zion Cemetery (approx. 6.6 miles away); The Respess Family and Respess Creek (approx. 8.6 miles away).

Bell-Fountain Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025

2. Bell-Fountain Cemetery and Marker

The entrance to the Bell-Fountain Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025

3. The entrance to the Bell-Fountain Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 21, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.