This cemetery, located within the city limits of Belton, is a historically black cemetery. A 1903 deed gives the date of establishment. In 1908, the black cemetery at St. Phillips, between Belton and Temple, was leased with other land for a gravel pit for the railroad. Most of the 35 graves were reinterred at East Belton Cemetery. This will explain the earlier death dates on tombstones. Jeff Hamilton, who was a slave of Sam Houston, is buried here. Belton High School FFA built the rock entrance and the arched wrought iron sign in 1976. City of Belton maintains. Public access.