Historical MarkerRockhill Cemetery
Mt. Vernon · Franklin County · Dedicated 1977 · THC Atlas #5159009850
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Marker Inscription
This burial ground served the farming community of Rockhill, settled after the Civil War (1861-65). The high childhood mortality rate of that era accounts for many graves here. Earliest known burial was Mary Hitchens, who died about 1875 at age 12. Oldest dated stone marks the grave of two-year-old Willie Terrell (d. 1881) Of the 148 known graves, 90 are unmarked. A cemetery committee bought the site in 1919. Like many rural settlements, Rockhill began to decline in the 1930s Depression. The community's churches and school vanished, but the cemetery remains a link to its past. (1977)
About this site
Rockhill Cemetery is a historical marker in Mt. Vernon, Franklin County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Franklin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 40 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.0826, -95.1525 near Mt. Vernon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Macon Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hopewell Cemetery, Rogers-Drummond House, and Fuquay Family Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5159009850. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
