Near Beckville in Panola County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

New Prospect Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025

1. New Prospect Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery began in 1870 in the rural community once known as Scruggs. The oldest documented burial was that of Elizabeth Scruggs (1820-1870). Land was donated for a church and graveyard by homesteaders Robert Alexander Craig and his wife Martha Jane Freeland. The cemetery contains more than 100 unmarked graves among the graves are those of pioneer settlers, including many children, and veterans of the Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Korean War. The site is maintained by descendants of those buried here and continues to serve the nearby community.

Erected 1996 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10836.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 32° 14.249′ N, 94° 24.088′ W. Marker is near Beckville, Texas, in Panola County. It is on County Road 212 0.4 miles south of Farm to Market Road 124. The marker is located behind the church and in the center of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Co Rd 212, Beckville TX 75631, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Baptist Church of Beckville (approx. 3 miles away); Pisgah United Methodist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Beckville United Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Joseph Benedict Beauchamp

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(approx. 4.7 miles away); Holland Quarters Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Isaac R. Youngblood (approx. 5.1 miles away); Old Panola County Jail (approx. 6.6 miles away); Central Baptist Church (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beckville.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025

2. New Prospect Cemetery Marker

The New Prospect Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025

3. The New Prospect Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 21, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.