Rose Hill Cemetery - Terrell, TX
N 32° 40.430 W 096° 20.137
14S E 749844 N 3618266
Rose Hill Cemetery is an old, historical cemetery that is still active, with over four hundred burials. It is located at the end of Kaufman County Road 273, southwest of Terrell, TX.
Waymark Code: WMPGF8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2015
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A Texas Historical Marker here provides some background:
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.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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