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Main Name: St. Matthews Baptist Cemetery | FB-C118

Alternate Names:

• Emerson Cemetery
• Fort Bend Line Road Cemetery
• Hunt Cemetery
• Hunt Road Cemetery

Access: Access to the cemetery is via PRIVATE property. Permission from the land owner MUST be obtained prior to visiting the cemetery.

Location: Hannibal Road, Simonton

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 43.442 N, 95 58.497 W

Map Coordinates: 29.724033, -95.974950

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive. The cemetery is affiliated with a religious organization and has no primary ethnicity. The size of the cemetery is 1.0 acre. The number of known burials is 21 and the date of the earliest burial is 10/14/1912.

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Main Name: Beneficial Society Cemetery | FB-C100

Alternate Names:

• Fort Bend Country Club Cemetery
• Richmond Country Club Cemetery

Access: Access to the cemetery is via PRIVATE property. Permission from the land owner MUST be obtained prior to visiting the cemetery.

Location: Hwy 762, Richmond

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 34.091 N, 95 45.170 W

Map Coordinates: 29.568183, -95.752833

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive. The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and the ethnicity is primarily Afro-American. The size of the cemetery is 1 acre. The number of known burials is 11 and the date of the earliest burial is unknown.

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Photo Date: 2013

Main Name: Needville Baptist Church Cemetery | FB-C009

Alternate Names:

• Dipple Cemetery
• Fink Baptist Cemetery
• First Baptist Church Cemetery
• German Baptist Cemetery
• Maden Cemetery
• Maiden Cemetery
• Needville Baptist Cemetery
• Salem Baptist Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: FM-1236, Needville

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 23.130 N, 95 51.054 W

Map Coordinates: 29.385500, -95.850900

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is active. The cemetery is affiliated with a religious organization and the ethnicity is primarily Anglo. The size of the cemetery is unknown. The number of known burials is 25 and the date of the earliest burial is 08/12/1899.

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Photo Date: 2013

Main Name: Needville Baptist Church Cemetery | FB-C009

Alternate Names:

• Dipple Cemetery
• Fink Baptist Cemetery
• First Baptist Church Cemetery
• German Baptist Cemetery
• Maden Cemetery
• Maiden Cemetery
• Needville Baptist Cemetery
• Salem Baptist Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: FM-1236, Needville

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 23.130 N, 95 51.054 W

Map Coordinates: 29.385500, -95.850900

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is active. The cemetery is affiliated with a religious organization and the ethnicity is primarily Anglo. The size of the cemetery is unknown. The number of known burials is 25 and the date of the earliest burial is 08/12/1899.

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Main Name: Thomas Cemetery, Faithe | FB-C076

Alternate Names:

• Baptist Hill Cemetery
• Brown Cemetery
• Dave Fields Cemetery
• Fate Thomas Cemetery
• Fayette Thomas Cemetery
• Fields Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: Collins Rd, Richmond

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 35.235 N, 95 46.325 W

Map Coordinates: 29.587250, -95.772083

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Main Name: Feris Family Cemetery | FB-C033

Alternate Names:

• Dr. Feris Cemetery
• Feris Cemetery

Access: Cemetery access is via PRIVATE property. Permission from the land owner MUST be obtained prior to visiting the cemetery.

Location: Collins Rd, Richmond

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 34.892 N, 95 46.291 W

Map Coordinates: 29.581533, -95.771517

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive.  The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and the ethnicity is primarily Anglo.  The size of the cemetery is 0.07 acre.  The number of known burials is 25 and the date of the earliest burial is 08/07/1878.

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Main Name: Feris Family Cemetery | FB-C033

Alternate Names:

• Dr. Feris Cemetery
• Feris Cemetery

Access: Cemetery access is via PRIVATE property. Permission from the land owner MUST be obtained prior to visiting the cemetery.

Location: Collins Rd, Richmond

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 34.892 N, 95 46.291 W

Map Coordinates: 29.581533, -95.771517

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive.  The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and the ethnicity is primarily Anglo.  The size of the cemetery is 0.07 acre.  The number of known burials is 25 and the date of the earliest burial is 08/07/1878.

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Photo Taken Date: 2010

Main Name: Duke Cemetery | FB-C139

Alternate Names:

• Fenn Family Cemetery

Access: There is public access to the cemetery.

Location: Near Lawson Lane, Arcola

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 29.637 N, 95 29.635 W

Map Coordinates: 29.49395,-95.49391

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive. The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and the ethnicity is primarily Angol. The size of the cemetery is 0.25 acre. The number of known burials is 23 and the date of the earliest burial is unknown.

History:  Duke Cemetery | FB-C139 [PDF}

Main Name: Thomas Cemetery, Faithe | FB-C076

Alternate Names:

• Baptist Hill Cemetery
• Brown Cemetery
• Dave Fields Cemetery
• Fate Thomas Cemetery
• Fayette Thomas Cemetery
• Fields Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: Collins Rd, Richmond

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 35.235 N, 95 46.325 W

Map Coordinates: 29.587250, -95.772083

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