Historic Cemetery

Little Church Cemetery

a.k.a. Little Flock Community; Hillister Community, Hillister African American

Co Rd 2800, Colmesneil, Texas 75938
Location: From US 69/287, go 2.9 miles east on FM 1013. Turn right at CR 4490 and go 0.9 mile south. Turn right at CR 4494 and go 0.1 mile west. Cemetery is located at northwest corner of intersection of CR 4490 and CR 4494, just north of Little Baptist Missionary Church.
Graves: over 400

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.