Marker Inscription
From the intersection of US 290 and SH 6 in Hempstead, travel north along SH-6 3.5 miles to FM 1736, turn left (west) onto FM 1736 and travel east 3.2 miles to a metal gate along the south side of FM-1736, 250 feet west of the Rock Island Baptist Church building. From that gate, travel approximately 800 feet south along a two-track road/cattle trail following the eastern property fence then bear southwest for 560 feet, and the cemetery is in a grove of trees with pasture on the east and west sides.
About this site
Rock Island is a cemetery in Howth, Waller County. It is one of 76 cemeteries documented in Waller County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 135 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1749, -96.1165 near Howth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Qualls African American (cemetery), about 1.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Salem Cemetery, Francis Jarvis Cooke, and Rock Island #2.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7473004105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
