Colored Graveyard in the Old Town of Hearne

This cemetery, now represented by a single grave, was a burial site for African Americans residents of the area. According to folklore, it originated as a farm or slave cemetery. The earliest known burial here dated in 1879, and residents used the graveyard until 1912. In 1947, developers purchased this property; descendants of the interred were forced to move and rebury relatives. However, the children of Hollie Tatnell (d. 1911), a former slave, refused to reinter their mother, forcing developers to build around her grave. Today, this single grave serves as a reminder of the area’s early African-American community and of the sanctity of burial grounds. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2007

Colored Graveyard in the Old Town of Hearne is a historical marker in Hearne, Robertson County, dedicated in 2008. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Robertson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 103 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.8713, -96.5931 near Hearne. The nearest cataloged historic site is Adams-White Place (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Philen House, First Baptist Church of Hearne, and St. Phillips Episcopal.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014329. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.