Sipe Springs in Comanche County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Nineveh Cemetery
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 6, 2026
1. Nineveh Cemetery Marker
Settlement in the community that became known as Nineveh began as some southerners moved west after the close of the Civil War. In 1886, Hezekiah Bellamy gave two acres for a school and cemetery around this site. A young schoolmaster who was a graduate of Harvard University in Massachusetts named the school and cemetery for Nineveh in ancient Assyria. The first person to be interred here was Elizabeth McNeely (1804-1890). Her granddaughter, Minnie McNeely Dukes (1885-1972), was a teacher and community leader at Ninevah, and the Dukes family has maintained the historic graveyard. The area around the cemetery gradually became known as Old Nineveh. There are about 24 graves in the cemetery, including those of members of several pioneer Comanche County families.
Erected 2000 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12330.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 32° 6.369′ N, 98° 42.705′ W. Marker is in Sipe Springs, Texas, in Comanche County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 587 and County
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Regionally, this marker is in Big Country. 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 Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oakland Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Sipe Springs Cemetery (approx. 4.8 miles away); Dr. David Verle Rodgers (approx. 7.8 miles away); Site of Blackwell Hospital (approx. 7.8 miles away); Cyrus Campbell (approx. 9.8 miles away); De Leon World War II Memorial (approx. 10.2 miles away); Laura Valenta (approx. 10.2 miles away); Texas Central Railroad (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sipe Springs.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 6, 2026
2. Nineveh Cemetery and marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
