Location: JP-C027 Zion Hill Baptist Church CemeteryAKA Zion's Hill Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery listed as Wright #62. THC marker file, A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records Kim Parsons (1988), rootsweb.com; Jasper County, Texas Cemeteries Mildred S. Wright (1976); www.historictexas.net/cemeteries/index.htmlUS 96 about 7 mi in Zion Hill, north from KirbyvilleTHC site visit MB 9/24/04: S of Jasper, Tx on US 96, address at 6038 US 96S. Separate entrance, line of posts marking two sides of very large fenced area, distinct cultural and material forms on each side. Cemeteries may be united now but no overt evidence of changes in earlier burial practices distinquishing the two communities. Section nearest Zion Hill Baptist Church buildings. Very formal markers, diversity over time. Many obelisks, urns, some local castings. A few photo enamels. Abundant floral grave materials. Affiliations, US veterans. THC historic marker for church. Approx 2.06 acres. GPs 30.50.08.40636N –93.58.16.7501WQuad 3093-332Low risk, THC marker, associated church, still in use, maintained, partially fenced, sign, on map. 3093-332 TxDoT.
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
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