Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery

William Harvey Beeman (1817-1860) received a Mercer colony grant of 640 acres in Navarro County and brought his family here in the 1840s. He and pioneer Samuel Hamilton (1820-1900), who owned adjacent property, each gave one acre to establish this cemetery in the 1850s. The first burial was that of Hamilton's infant son in 1859. Both Hamilton and Beeman, a freighter and local justice of the peace, are buried here. Gifts and purchases of additional land have enlarged the cemetery to over 47 acres.

Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery is a historical marker in Corsicana, Navarro County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 128 historical markers documented in Navarro County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 218 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.0453, -96.4809 near Corsicana. The nearest cataloged historic site is J. A. Megarity Homestead (historical marker), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Oak Valley School, and 15th Texas Infantry Companies E and G.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5349007207. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.