High Cemetery -- Van Zandt Co., TX
N 32° 33.950 W 095° 57.254
15S E 222632 N 3607007
The High Cemetery is about all that is left of the historic Van Zandt County community of High
Waymark Code: WMRJYQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2016
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This rural cemetery stands at the intersection of Van Zandt County Roads 2115 and 2120. The waymark coordinates are taken at the historic marker, which reads as follows:
"HIGH CEMETERY
The first burial in this public cemetery, that of Nancy Jane Hubbard, took place in 1859, six years after the High community was first established. More than 100 graves date from the 19th century. Many members of the High family, including Samuel A. High (1809-1894), first permanent landowner in the area and original donor of land for the cemetery, are buried here. Also interred in the High cemetery are veterans of the Civil War and members of other pioneer families and their descendants.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986"
The High cemetery is an active cemetery, so if you visit, please be respectful. It looked to us like there were over 1000 people buried here.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Van Zandt County, TX
Approximate number of graves: 1000
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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