Historic Cemetery

Hill Cemetery

a.k.a. Hill-Hirsch

Zion Hill Cemetery Rd, Texas 75851
Location: Contact owner before visit. From Trinity, northeast on SH 94 to Glendale Community and Glendale-Holly Road. West .5 miles on Glendale-Holly Road to Glendale Road. NW on Glendale Road 3.7 miles to Hirsch property on east side and private gravel road with “H” on gate. Follow road east .2 miles to pasture gate on right (south) side. Follow pasture road due south .1 miles to cemetery on hill in grove of trees and crape myrtles in cattle pasture.This site is in the cattle pasture of Bubba Hirsch, and not fenced, in an overgrown wooded area. The trees in and around the site are falling and causing damage to the site. There are many unmarked graves and scattered stones throught the area. There are two fenced plots, one still up and visited by family, and another other around a CSA vet has fallen. Hirsch allows family to visit the site. There are many handcarved inscriptions in field and sandstone that are almost illegible. Only 10 stones were visible at site visits, most of which were broken and displaced from cattle and fallen trees. Many crape myrtles are at the site.

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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