Benton City Cemetery
Benton City Cemetery (Established 1870). First public cemetery in this community, which was famous in early days for its outstanding school, aggressive businesses, and newspaper, the Benton City "Era." Site was given by James M. Jones, farmer-livestock raiser and leading citizen, whose rock house stood nearby. Jones and family moved here in 1869, when Atascosa County (with Amphion the county seat) was a frontier region of south Texas. Interred here are pioneers and veterans of Indian warfare, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and other conflicts.
29.2067° N, 98.7810° W
Where to Find It
From Lytle, take FM 3175 about 1.9 miles southeast to Cemetery.
Nearby Markers
- 0.7 mi E Benton City Institute, The Lytle
- 1.8 mi W Trimble Cemetery Lytle
- 2 mi NW Lytle Methodist Church Lytle
- 2.4 mi NW Atascosa Lodge No. 379, A.F. and A.M. Lytle
- 2.7 mi W Robert Lee Bobbitt
- 2.7 mi NW First Baptist Church of Lytle Lytle