Historic Cemetery

Dollarhide Cemetery

a.k.a. John Dollarhide

Diboll, Texas
Location: This site is deep into the Dollarhide hunting club on private property. It is located east of a hunting club gravel road, 50 feet into the brush. In July of 1989, the DAR placed a granite marker dedicated to John Dollar Hide (1751-1853) and his wife, Nancy Chittington (1747-1849). John Dollarhide was a prive-continental line of the Army of the Revoluntion 1780-1782. He fought in the battle of Cowpens Kings Mountain & Others.There are fieldstones and grave depressions all around the site. It is unknown how many burials are at this site.From Diboll; FM 1818 east to Hackberry Rd. South on Hackberry to Mockingbird. South on Mockingbird to Dollarhide Hunting Club entrance (private) at gate 458. Enter club on private gravel road and continue south about 1.5 miles into the hunting club. Cemetery is on east side of gravel road 50 feet into woods. Site is visible from road but it is private and permission and guide are necessary.

Source: RIP Fields Table

To address the problem of cemetery destruction and to record as many cemeteries as possible, the Texas Historical Commission offers the Historic Texas Cemetery designation.

The Historic Texas Cemetery designation was developed in 1998 to help protect historic cemeteries by recording cemetery boundaries in county deed records to alert present and future owners of land adjacent to the cemetery of its existence. Every county in Texas has at least one cemetery designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery through this program. The HTC designation is the first step toward preservation of a historic cemetery.

A cemetery is eligible for designation if it is at least 50 years old and is deemed worthy of recognition for its historical associations. The very nature of a cemetery being a landmark of a family’s or community’s presence is considered to validate the criteria of historical associations. Any individual, organization, or agency may submit a request for designation.

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