Historic Cemetery

Brewers Hill Cemetery

a.k.a. New Jerusalem

Annapolis, Texas 21401
Location: Highway 21, east side of Burleson County, one mile & one tenth down County Road 221. This large, cyclone fenced, area of land is located behind the Jerusalem Baptist Church in the Brewers Hill community. Co map symbol shows on S side of CR 221.
Graves: at least 60 marked and many unmarked (1905-)

Source: Local history notes; Internment.com; Topo Zone

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.