Rose Hill Cemetery - Tulia, TX
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N 34° 31.157 W 101° 46.590
14S E 245131 N 3823237
The history of Rose Hill Cemetery dates back to October 1890, just three months after Swisher County was organized and Tulia was named county seat.
Waymark Code: WM13632
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2020
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Cemetery Website"The first recorded burial in the cemetery is that of 18-year-old Louis H. Harral, who died on Oct. 17, 1890. His parents, L.J. and N.J. Harral, received permission from landowner, T.W. Adams to bury their son on this hillside south of the Middle Tule Creek.
Twelve days later, 4-year-old Robert Alonzo Hutchinson, son of W.B. and Virginia Hutchinson died and was buried on the hill near Louis H Harral. In 1906 five acres of land surrounding the graves were officially set aside for a community cemetery.
Tulia Cemetery Association was formed in 1916 under the leadership of Lula B. Tomlinson, who named the cemetery, “Rose Hill”. Mrs. Tomlinson said ‘We have the hill, some day we will have the roses.” The association was officially chartered by the State of Texas in 1937.
In recent years several improvements have been made at Rose Hill; some of the improvements include the new office building, underground sprinkler system, road upgrades, portable chapel, additional acreage and roses."