The cemetery was begun before the Civil War as a private family burial plot for Roland Hewett, who owned the land. The first recorded burial date in the cemetery is on the grave of J. H. Snow. Just how many people are buried in the cemetery, and when the cemetery began nobody really knows . Many of the graves were never marked and many of the markers have faded or crumbled. The last burial in Fuget Cemetery was that of Charles T Hargis on September 29, 1951, ten years after the burial of Bennie B Farrens, Private 165 Depot Brigade.
Current Status
From information found on the Dallas Central Appraisal District website and the Dallas County website, there appears to have been an error an this tax account because delinquent taxes are shown (and we know historical cemeteries should be tax exempt).
Location & Access
The cemetery ended up as part of the the Dallas US Naval Air Station that was decommissioned in 1998. The Navy initiated environmental remediation activities at that time that apparently are still the subject of lawsuits between the Federal Government and the city of Dallas. It is not clear how the cemetery can be accessed.
- Address: DCAD (incorrectly) shows the address to be 1502 W Jefferson Blvd Dallas TX.
- Dallas County Appraisal District Information:
- GPS: Latitude: 32.6995560, Longitude: -96.5614190
- Owners: PTS PO BOX 344730 DALLAS, TEXAS 75334-4007
- Mapsco: 51A-L
References & Sources
- “Dallas Co., TX – Cemeteries – Fuget Cemetery” – US GenWeb Archives article that provides the history of the cemetery and identifies many of the burials that have been identified. http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/dallas/cemeteries/fuget.txt
- City of Dallas Takes Legal Action to Preserve its Rights While Seeking Agreement with U.S. Navy on Path Forward to Develop Hensley Field (August 2 2023)- https://www.dallascitynews.net/city-of-dallas-takes-legal-action-to-preserve-its-rights-while-seeking-agreement-with-u-s-navy-on-path-forward-to-develop-hensley-field
- Dallas taps multinational law firm for Hensley Field settlement (November 13, 2024) – https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrhULCzwFlo.wEAfphXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzUEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1751922100/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.keranews.org%2fbusiness-economy%2f2024-11-13%2fdallas-taps-multinational-law-firm-for-hensley-field-settlement/RK=2/RS=o1AjUPk_Igekir1fYlR7uB_BZLY-
