Brazos Point, established near the confluence of Hill Creek and the Brazos, was founded by Charles Walker Smith and Tom Willingham when these two built a store, two cotton gins, and a mill on the site of the future community. A post office was built in 1873, and Jefferson A. (Jeff) Day was named the first postmaster. The old Brazos Point was originally located on the bank of the Brazos River just below or around the Powell Spring. Ophas Powell decided to build a store on the highway south of the old Chapel School where the Brazos Point Community Church now stands. He called this new location Brazos Point also. Soon all of the people moved to the new Brazos Point because of better business or other reasons.
Some burials had already been made at this location before 22 October, 1869, when Joseph & Susan P. Day, deeded ten acres to the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South to be used for a church and cemetery. In 1916, the trustees of the church sold the south side of this ten acres to P. W. Williams, leaving the north side of the cemetery for the community. Since the church was called Andrew's Chapel, the cemetery was also called the Andrew's Chapel Cemetery in the early days. Several hangings took place in the trees here in early days, and these people were buried on the spot.
Please be considerate and respectful of the cemetery and gravesites, and please close the gate when leaving the cemetery.
You are looking for a large camo’d pill bottle with small trade items. Please bring your own pen, and please watch your step as you walk around, as there are many handmade headstones and grave markers that are partially overgrown with grass. A First to Find trackable is included for the first person to log this geocache. Thank you for visiting this out-of-the-way country cemetery.
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