Sugar Hill Cemetery (1999)

Elijah Wyatt, who came to Texas in 1838, is thought to have died and been buried here in 1849. His son-in-law, Terrell Henson, deeded land to T. A. Sullivan in 1855, reserving one acre for "the graveyard and meeting house," supporting the local belief that the site was already in use as a local burial ground. Thomas C. Jones was living on Wyatt family property when he died in 1861; his is the earliest marked grave. The site became the Sugar Hill Community Cemetery as more families were interred here. Members of the Terrell and Minerva Wyatt Henson family are believed to be buried under the rocks surrounding three graves at the entrance to the cemetery. With 78 marked graves and at least as many unmarked, the graveyard includes the final resting place of veterans of the Civil War and World War II. (1999)

Sugar Hill Cemetery is a historical marker in Beckville, Panola County, dedicated in 1999. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Panola County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 87 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.2132, -94.5594 near Beckville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sugar Hill Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Waldrop Cemetery, Williams Cemetery, and Jerusalem Baptist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5365012139. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.