Hodge's Bend Cemetery

About

The Historic Hodge's Bend Cemetery is located at 17245 Old Richmond Road in Sugar Land, Texas

Story

A veteran of “Swamp Fox” Francis Marion’s South Carolina brigade during the American Revolution, Alexander Hodge (b. 1760) brought his family to Texas in 1825. Hodge was prominent among the “Old Three Hundred” settlers. His sons fought in the Texas Revolution. His 1828 land grant from Stephen F. Austin, named Hodge’s Bend, included the site for this cemetery. First grave here was that of his wife, Ruth, who died in 1831. Hodge was buried here in 1836. The cemetery contains about 75 graves, including those of Hodge’s descendants and other early settlers in the area. The last burial here was in 1942.

In March 2016 Steve Hypes, Kevin Clarke & several other volunteers started the clean up of the cemetery. It has taken us a little over a year to get to the progress in the Photos. We became a State of Texas approved 501 (c) charity in May 2016. 100% of the donations go toward improving and restoring of the cemetery. We have a go fund me page that we would appreciate you donating to. If you would like to get involved contact Kevin at [email protected].

Our goal of the Cemetery is the clean the property,improve the grave sites & make it a park like atmosphere. We have already added several chairs,trimmed many trees, mow & weed eat every few weeks, and added a picnic table. The Sugar land bike club built a walking and bike path through our cemetery adding a total of 4 miles through the Culiinan Sugar land park. Come visit we are open 365 days a year from dawn till dusk.