Cemetery Walking Tour: Gates Hill Cemetery

About this event

Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site and Sam Rayburn Museum staff lead a free walking tour of Gates Hill Cemetery in Bonham on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The historic mid-1800s African American cemetery sits about 1.5 miles south of downtown at the intersection of South Main Street and Charlie Christian Street (south end of Bonham on State Highway 78). The guided tour begins at 10:15 a.m.; self-guided pamphlets are provided, and the Friends of Sam Rayburn offer refreshments. If weather is bad, the tour moves to November 7.