Near Henderson in Rusk County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Captain Robert W. Smith
Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025
1. Captain Robert W. Smith Marker
Erected 1962 by State of Texas.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Texas Independence.
Location. 32° 12.588′ N, 94° 53.368′ W. Memorial is near Henderson, Texas, in Rusk County. It is on Van Buren Street (State Highway 323) west of Marshall Cox Road, on the right. The marker is located on the ground at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6826 State Hwy 323, Henderson TX 75652, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church (about 300 feet away); Commemorating The Daisy Bradford #3 (approx. 2.2 miles away); Gaston Public School Complex (approx. 2.2 miles away); The First Well in the East Texas Oil Field (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Joiner No. 3 Daisy Bradford (approx. 2.9 miles away); London Baptist Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); New London School Explosion (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Henderson.
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Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025
2. The view of the Captain Robert W. Smith Marker in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
