Near Wells in Cherokee County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles Southeast)
Photographed By Steve Gustafson, November 22, 2009
1. Mt. Hope Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Mt. Hope Cemetery. (2 miles Southeast). Joseph H. Bowman, a veteran of the Texas War for Independence from Mexico, offered one hundred acres of land to the Rev. W.D. Lewis to come to Mt. Hope community and establish a Methodist church and cemetery. The Rev. Mr. Lewis agreed and the congregation began in 1875. In November of that year Margaret (Ruby) Hicks was the first person to be buried in the adjacent cemetery. Though the church was moved to nearby Wells after the railroad came through in 1886, the cemetery continued to be a place of importance among the more than 1800 people of Wells, Mt. Hope and other Cherokee County communities interred here. There are more than 200 military veterans, including eight Confederate soldiers. The cemetery is a chronicle of the history of Cherokee County.
Joseph H. Bowman, a veteran of the Texas War for Independence from Mexico, offered one hundred acres of land to the Rev. W.D. Lewis to come to Mt. Hope community and establish a Methodist church and cemetery. The Rev. Mr. Lewis agreed and the congregation began in 1875. In November of that year Margaret (Ruby) Hicks was the first person to be buried in the adjacent cemetery. Though the church was moved to nearby Wells after the railroad came through in 1886, the cemetery continued to be a place of importance among the more than 1800 people of Wells, Mt. Hope and other Cherokee County communities interred here. There are more than 200 military veterans, including eight Confederate soldiers. The cemetery is a chronicle of the history of Cherokee County.
Erected 2000 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11807.)
Location. 31° 31.484′ N, 94° 58.096′ W. Marker is near Wells, Texas, in Cherokee County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 69 and County Road 2626, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 69. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wells TX 75976, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. This marker is beside the Homer-Alto Road Marker
Photographed By Steve Gustafson, February 27, 2010
2. Mt. Hope Cemetery Marker and Homer-Alto Road Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,352 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
