New Hope Cemetery - Parker County, Texas
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N 32° 59.377 W 097° 35.430
14S E 631690 N 3651017
A well maintained rural community cemetery with over 200 internments.
Waymark Code: WMAHA9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/16/2011
Views: 4
A Texas Historical marker tells the history of the area.
"Pioneer settler Joseph Wren donated five acres of land at this site in 1875 for use as a community cemetery. The church, which had been meeting in a log building (2 miles northeast), moved here later that same year. The name "New Hope" was suggested by Mattie Brookshire. The first interment in the cemetery was that of an infant girl, Mary Sudduth, who died in 1876. A schoolhouse, used until the 1920s, was located on land now included in the burial grounds. An annual homecoming is held here each May."
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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