Bleakwood Cemetery

Pioneers who settled the Bleakwood community after the Civil War established thriving mill and cotton gin businesses. Mill-owner Reuben Bennington donated an acre of land for this cemetery to serve area residents. The oldest marked grave, that of Doulie Lee, is dated Jan. 24, 1871. In 1940 J. K. Wilson gave an additional acre of land to the cemetery in memory of his wife Minnie Lee. Veterans of wars from the Civil War to the Korean War are buried here. The graves are given full care by the Bleakwood Cemetery Association, incorporated in 1975. (1981)

Bleakwood Cemetery is a historical marker in Bleakwood, Newton County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Newton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 126 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.7007, -93.8256 near Bleakwood. The nearest cataloged historic site is Watson Chapel Cemetery (historical marker), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Watson Chapel Methodist Church, Watson Chapel, and Lewis Chapel.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5351011099. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.