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Cemeteries of Hill County, Texas


Hill County is located in north central Texas, along I-35 between Fort Worth and Waco. Once an important hub of railroad activity, it is today filled with sleepy, farming communities. Small towns and two-lane roads dot the county. The county seat of Hillsboro is the largest populated area at 8232 (census year 2000). Today, Hill County remains as a charming and viable link to early 20th century rural Texas.

Hill County is also the home to many neglected and rarely-visited old graveyards. Some where once associated with long-dead railroad communities, while others can be found near the remains of old churches. Burials in these cemeteries often date to the late 1800's or before. Several generations of the same family were often interred together, making these old grounds invaluable as research sites for the family historian.

Many of my own ancestors are buried in these Hill County cemeteries, but when I began to look for them, I found that only a few of the sites had been inventoried and were available to the Internet researcher. It seemed a natural next step to begin this task myself. As I have time, I intend to visit and catalogue some of the smaller, less "popular" cemeteries and post them here.

I have tried to be as diligent as possible, and have double- and tripled-checked the data before I posted it online. I do still make mistakes, as many of the old headstones are almost unreadable. I have kept all of my original digital photographs, and will be happy to email those if requested.

 

Chatt-Jessie Cemetery

Graham-Mason Cemetery

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Cemeteries of Hill County, Texas

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