Rose Hill Cemetery

The history of this community cemetery dates to October 1890, just three months after Swisher County was organized and Tulia was named county seat. The first recorded burial here is that of 18-year old Louis H. Harral, who died on October 17, 1890. His parents, L. J. & N. J. Harral, obtained permission from landowner T. W. Adams to bury their son on this hillside south of the Middle Tule Creek. Twelve days later, 4-year old Robert Alonzo Hutchinson, son of W.B. & Virginia Hutchinson, died and was buried on the hill near Louis. In 1906 five acres of land surrounding the graves were officially set aside for a community cemetery. A cemetery association was formed in 1916 under the leadership of Lula B. Tomlinson, who named the cemetery Rose Hill. The association was officially chartered by the state in 1937, and continues to maintain the site. Among those interred here are numerous city and county elected officials, including two law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty: John Mosley (d. 1933) and Robert (Bob) Potter (d. Christmas Day, 1960). Also buried here are veterans of the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. (1994)

Rose Hill Cemetery is a historical marker in Tulia, Swisher County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Swisher County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 17 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 34.5212, -101.7775 near Tulia. The nearest cataloged historic site is Swisher County Courthouse (courthouse), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Methodist Church of Tulia, Tulia First National Bank, and Flynt Building.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5437004347. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.