The Bivens Cemetery (also known as the Old Monticello Cemetery), established circa 1861, is one of the oldest public cemeteries in Titus County. It is located in the Monticello community in rural Southwest Titus County and thereby derives its second name, the Old Monticello Cemetery. The cemetery was known as the Monticello Cemetery until overcrowding required that a second cemetery, the New Monticello Cemetery, be opened for the community. The New Monticello Cemetery is now known as the Woodman Cemetery.
Bivens Cemetery contains both Caucasian and African-American burials dating to the early 1860s. The cemetery is divided into three section (Bivens, Hill, African-American) with the African-American cemetery situated between the two Caucasian sections.
Numerous unmarked graves are found in the sections as indicated by ground depressions, scattered rocks, bricks and stones.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM THE TITUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE:
Travel 0.5 mile West on West First Street to the intersection of Ferguson Road (U.S. Highway 271). Veer to the left and cross the intersection at the traffic light onto South O'Tyson Street (Texas FM 127). Travel 8.1 miles south on FM 127, then turn right (east) onto County Road 2630. County Road 2630 forks in approximately 0.1 mile. The Bivens Cemetery is located on the right side of the road 0.7 mile down the right fork (County Road 2600). A mailbox marked with the address 520 County Road 2600 sits on the left side of the road in front of the Bivens Cemetery drive.
Bivens Cemetery was established in the 1860's.
GPS COORDINATES: 33°06.283' N 095°05.372' W
DECORATION DAY: First Friday evening in June at 6:00 p.m. at the cemetery.
MARKED BURIALS INDEXED IN TCS DATABASE: 175 (2008-04-01)
FREE BURIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS CEMETERY BY E-MAIL.
SEE "HOW TO REQUEST BURIAL INFORMATION" PAGE FOR DETAILS.
(NOTE: This cemetery contains un-named burials marked by irregular makers like natural stones and other methods that could not be included in the Titus Cemetery Search database.)
LAST TCS PHYSICAL SURVEY: 2006-02-28
Historical information for this cemetery was provided by and used with the permission of David Horton, and was compiled from Mr. Horton's work and the earlier work of Lynch Harper. Map provided courtesy of Ark-La-Tex Council of Governments GIS department. Please forward any mapping questions to http://www.atcog.org/gis_mapping.htm.
A view inside the Hill Family Cemetery looking toward the Afro-American and Caucasian sections
The Hill Family Cemetery sits at the top of the hill.
Bivens is divided into three sections. The front section is Caucasian, the middle section is Afro-American, and the back section is this Hill Family Cemetery. A dirt road leads up the hill beside the Caucasian section to the Afro-American and Hill Family sections.
We only noticed two monuments in the Afro-American section, located between the Caucasian section and the Hill Family Cemetery
Bivens is surrounded by chain link fence and well cared for
Bivens Cemetery sits on the right side of the road 0.7 mile from the intersection.
Titus County Road 2630 forks into County Road 2600 approximately 0.1 mile from Texas FM-127
The turn is well marked with signs like the one above
Bivens Cemetery
Monticello Community, Titus County, Texas
also known as Old Monticello Cemetery
