Cut and Shoot in Montgomery County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

New Bethlehem Cemetery

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, January 16, 2026

1. New Bethlehem Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This burial ground has served area residents since the early 20th century. By that time, many families had moved near the Conroe-Cleveland and Willis-Waukegan crossroads; the community they organized would later be named Cut and Shoot. In 1912, Annie Amelia Peel, the widow of Thomas J. Peel, allowed residents to construct a building, called the community school and meeting house, on her property. She later conveyed property for the building and for a cemetery to New Hope Baptist Church. The burial ground, which was later associated with New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, was not used at first because it lacked a fence to keep animals out; residents used other nearby cemeteries instead. By the 1930s, community members began to use this cemetery because area flooding blocked roads to other grave sites.

The first individual buried here was Evalyn A. Davis Kelley (d. 1934); several others were also interred that year. Residents soon erected a fence to enclose the cemetery. Since that time, the cemetery has grown in size, and with hundreds of burials, has functioned as the main graveyard for Cut and Shoot residents.

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Among those interred here are community leaders, veterans of military conflicts and area pioneers. In 2000, a cemetery association organized to maintain the grounds. Today, New Bethlehem Cemetery continues to serve the area, while also remaining as a testament to the men and women who founded the cut and shoot community. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2007

Erected 2007 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15224.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 30° 20.451′ N, 95° 20.774′ W. Marker is in Cut and Shoot, Texas, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Millmac Road and Willis Waukegan Road, on the right when traveling east on Millmac Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14630 Millmac Rd, Conroe TX 77301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also on the American Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

New Bethlehem Cemetery and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, January 16, 2026

2. New Bethlehem Cemetery and marker

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: Conroe Oil Field (approx. 4 miles away); Conroe Community Cemetery (approx. 6.2 miles away); The Isaac Conroe Property (approx. 6.8 miles away); The W.A. "Bay" Evans Home (approx. 6.8 miles away); Conroe Telephone Exchange (approx. 6.9 miles away); Conroe Fire of 1911 (approx. 6.9 miles away); Conroe (approx. 7 miles away); Montgomery County Courthouses (approx. 7 miles away).

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, January 16, 2026

3. New Bethlehem Cemetery and marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 62 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 21, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.