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 Rose Hill Cemetery
N 32° 40.444 W 096° 20.157
14S E 749812 N 3618291
Texas Historical Marker at Rose Hill Cemetery, noting its establishment and service to a community that no longer exists.
Waymark Code: WMPG2Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2015
Views: 5
Marker Number: 8549
Marker Text:
Wild roses covered this hillside when settlers from Tennessee camped here in 1866. The land was first used as a burial site after a son of W.R. Dickey died on Aug. 14, 1866. Dr. James R. Stovall, leader of the pioneers, later donated the property. The farming community of Rose Hill grew up around the cemetery and combination store, school, and church building that stood nearby. Rose Hill Cemetery Association, formed in 1913, cared for the graves after the village disappeared in the late 1930s. Descendants of early residents, led by Walter Wilson, created a perpetual care trust fund in 1973. (1976)
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