Crockett in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Bynum Cemetery

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 18, 2025

1. Bynum Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Stephen G. and Keziah Albright Box came to Texas from Alabama with their children in 1826. The Stephen Box land grant was deeded in April 1835, and the family set aside the acreage around this site for a burial ground. The earliest known burial is that of Dicy Box Hallmark (1807-1837), daughter of Stephen and Keziah Box and the wife of San Jacinto veteran William Calvert Hallmark. James Bynum, the widower of Margaret (Polly) Box, purchased the site in 1852, and it became known as Bynum Cemetery. Bynum conveyed the land to his grandsons in 1885, and it remained in the family at the dawn of the 21st century. The cemetery includes graves of veterans of the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Korean War.

Erected 2000 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11784.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1835.

Location. 31° 12.677′ N, 95° 33.864′ W. Marker is in Crockett, Texas, in Houston County. It is on Bynum Cemetery Road (County Road 3390) west of County Road 3380, on the right when traveling

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west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crockett TX 75835, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Calvert Hallmark (within shouting distance of this marker); Collin Aldrich (approx. 2.2 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 3.7 miles away); Site of Old Block House (approx. 4.7 miles away); Homesite of Samuel Cartmill Hiroms (approx. 4.9 miles away); Oakland (approx. 5.7 miles away); Rockland Cemetery, Church and School (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of

Bynum Cemetery and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 18, 2025

2. Bynum Cemetery and marker

all markers in Crockett.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.