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 Sugar Hill
N 33° 10.618 W 096° 21.119
14S E 746907 N 3674029
Texas Historical Marker near the track leading to Jones-Yeary Cemetery, a little northeast of Farmersville, noting this as the site of Sugar Hill, a community that prospered until things went wrong on Christmas Eve in 1854.
Waymark Code: WM1BWZ6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2025
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This marker was dedicated on March 29, 2025. The Jones-Yeary Cemetery typically shows signs of neglect, and is best visited in the winter months when the long grass is down. Captain Yeary is buried there with his first wife and a few other family members, as is Dr. Moses Jones. The Glass brothers are buried at Glass-Chapman Cemetery on the other side of Farmersville.
Marker Number: 23807
Marker Text:
Located in the eastern part of Collin County near the Hunt County line, Sugar Hill, one of the area’s earliest communities, was established around 1849. The origins of the name center around Captain John Yeary's store known as Yeary's Place. Its ideal location at two major crossroads, the Lower Greenville Road and the Millwood-White Hall Road, made Sugar Hill a center of commerce, trade and settlement.
Some of the earliest settlers were the families of John Yeary and his sons David, Jim and Walter; Thomas Bailey; Dr. Moses Jones; and Hugh Gotcher. By 1857, Sugar Hill consisted of two stores, a saloon, a blacksmith, three doctors, a school, a mill and a church. Pecan Point Primitive Baptist Church was organized November 1850 and many of the founding settlers were members. A few years later, some of the members formed the Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church.
An incident on December 24, 1854, began the demise of Sugar Hill. A brawl had broken out at a saloon and some belligerent people wanted more alcohol. John Yeary had closed his store early due to the holiday and refused to open and serve them. Another fight broke out and someone started shooting, killing John Yeary. Two of his sons went after the men and one of the sons was killed. Two innocent bystanders, brothers John H. and Samuel Mason Glass, were also killed. The merchants of Sugar Hill did not want to be associated with a violent town and started a new community about 2 1/2 miles away, later known as Farmersville. Sugar Hill established the area as a major commercial and trade center, and although it no longer exists, its legacy lives on in surrounding communities. (2023)
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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