Pitt Cemetery, located in extreme Southeastern Titus County, is an abandoned and lost cemetery with the distinction of being the southernmost Titus County cemetery. Named for the Pitt family, early settlers who once owned the land where it is located, the cemetery was closed in 1934. The cemetery's remoteness and difficult access threaten it with eradication. It is completely located in a densely wooded area on a hill that rises out of the Swanano Creek bottom and undergrowth is prevalent throughout the cemetery.
The vast area over which existing monuments are scattered is impressive. It is impossible to tell if numerous graves occupy in the intervening space or whether people attending the burials simply chose to separate from the others. A chain link fence surrounding Fomby family graves dominates the area. Some monuments have been toppled and broken.
In addition to the monuments listed, one unreadable headstone, a rock with an unreadable inscription, depressions, four granite slabs, one concrete marker inscribed "E. W.", and a metal plate with a rounded end embossed with a lamb mark other graves.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM THE TITUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE:
Travel 0.3 miles south on Madison Street to Ferguson Road. Turn left (east) on Ferguson Road (which becomes Texas Highway 49) and travel 3.8 miles on Highway 49 to the intersection of Texas FM 1735 (Chapel Hill Road).
Turn right onto FM 1735 and continue for 8.4 miles to the intersection with Texas Highway 11. Turn left onto Texas 11 and proceed 0.6 mile to the intersection of County Road 4950 (from the right).
Turn right (South) onto County Road 4950 and continue for 2.4 miles. You will be east of the Swanano Creek bottom and a high voltage transmission line. A gate provides the entrance to private property timber area. The cemetery lies about 0.7 mile south on a point of land protruding toward the Swanano Creek bottom.
Pitt Cemetery is located in deep woods in far southern Titus County
Pitt Cemetery contains two unique iron or steel markers, plus several marble ones
Hard to see between the trees in this photo, a chain link fence encloses graves of the Fomby family
GPS COORDINATES: 33°00.361' N 094°50.406' W
DECORATION DAY: None
MARKED BURIALS INDEXED IN TCS DATABASE: 19 (2008-04-01)
FREE BURIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS CEMETERY.
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: 2006-12-17
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.
The cemetery is located on a point near Swannano Creek and a power transmission line
Tombstones are spread over several acres in the forest
Some stones are easy to see, others are hidden among the undergrowth
