Yellowpine in Sabine County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Yellowpine Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, December 19, 2025

1. Yellowpine Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Yellowpine was one of many logging communities founded in the East Texas pine forests during the early 20th century. After the death of J.C. Berryman on October 2, 1932, local residents received permission from the Temple Lumber Company to inter Berryman on the top of a hill, close to a fire watchtower. The cemetery was known as Tower Hill Cemetery until the tower's removal. The cemetery was officially recorded in 1935 when the lumber company conveyed almost 78,000 acres (excluding the cemetery site) to the U.S. Government for the establishment of Sabine National Forest. The site is managed by an association that meets yearly on the last Sunday in September, during an annual homecoming celebration. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2009

Erected 2009 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16283.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is October 2, 1932.

Location. 31° 15.46′ N, 93° 49.309′ W. Marker is in Yellowpine, Texas, in Sabine County. It is on State Highway 87 0.1 miles east of Scrappin Valley Road, on the left when traveling

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east. The marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6599 TX-87, Hemphill TX 75948, 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: Hemphill Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); First Baptist Church of Hemphill (approx. 6 miles away); Pratt (approx. 6 miles away); Sabine County (approx. 6 miles away); Sabine County Jail (approx. 6 miles away); Sabine County Courthouse (approx. 6.1 miles away); a different marker also named Sabine County (approx. 6.1 miles away); Sabine County Texas Boys (approx. 6.1 miles away).

Photographed by James Hulse, December 19, 2025

2. Yellowpine Cemetery Marker

The view of the marker at the entrance to the Yellowpine Cemetery. It is on the right side of the gate.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.