Location: JP-C088 Zion’s Hill Cemetery,NOT AKA Zion Hill Cemetery Extension. Originally the black section? (historically??) AA--VERIFYTHC 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. Recent expansion to the S on side where photo enamels and grave practices suggest AA site. VERIFY history on this! Formal markers, diversity over time, including obelisks, carnes, local castings, a unique steel constructed vertical form. Photo enamels. Marker trees of Magnolia, also Lilies and large Gardenia, and Lantana shrubs. Abundant floral grave materials.Affiliations includef US veterans.Approx 1.6 acres including recent expansion. GPS 30.50.05.40217N –93.58.16.19134W.Quad 3093-332Low risk endangerment, associated church, stil in use, fenced, maintained, on map. 3093-332 USGS.
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.