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Reeds Opening Cemetery

Crockett, Houston County, Texas, USA – *No GPS coordinates

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The Reeds Opening Addition of the cemetery was selected to be the burial place for the slaves. When the property was sold, the graveyard was plowed under so the land could be used to grow crops. After this, the Jennie Rhodes Estate and Heirs gave property for a new cemetery to be name Rhodes Neal Family Cemetery on her property. Located in the Pine Grove Community, on FM 2110 about five miles from Crockett. History of the Read's Opening: : Read's Opening The wide open expanse of land in this area was known to travelers in the 19th century as an accessible route to and from the Trinity River. A landmark of the early landscape in Houston County, the prairie became known as Read's Opening after Robert Newton and Susan Asbury Moore Read moved here from Arkansas by 1850. The family established their farm at the opening and began to purchase other land in the area. R.N. read also took ownership of several commercial operations in Crockett, including a mercantile business that his son later moved to Lovelady, and donated land for an African American Presbyterian church east of Crockett. The Reads moved to Mineola in 1876, but their legacy continues to be a part of Houston County history. (2002)
The Reeds Opening Addition of the cemetery was selected to be the burial place for the slaves. When the property was sold, the graveyard was plowed under so the land could be used to grow crops. After this, the Jennie Rhodes Estate and Heirs gave property for a new cemetery to be name Rhodes Neal Family Cemetery on her property. Located in the Pine Grove Community, on FM 2110 about five miles from Crockett. History of the Read's Opening: : Read's Opening The wide open expanse of land in this area was known to travelers in the 19th century as an accessible route to and from the Trinity River. A landmark of the early landscape in Houston County, the prairie became known as Read's Opening after Robert Newton and Susan Asbury Moore Read moved here from Arkansas by 1850. The family established their farm at the opening and began to purchase other land in the area. R.N. read also took ownership of several commercial operations in Crockett, including a mercantile business that his son later moved to Lovelady, and donated land for an African American Presbyterian church east of Crockett. The Reads moved to Mineola in 1876, but their legacy continues to be a part of Houston County history. (2002)

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  • Added: 29 Mar 2018
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2662868