Near Schulenburg in Fayette County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

High Hill Cemetery

Photographed by Brian Anderson, December 30, 2019

1. High Hill Cemetery Marker

Inscription. High Hill Post Office, established about 1858, united three adjacent villages and gave this community cemetery its name. This six-acre tract was once the property of George Herder (1818-87), a German immigrant and a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto. The oldest stones here mark the graves of August Wolters, who died April 6, 1861, and Friedrich Eicholt, who died May 18, 1861. The cemetery contains about 241 graves, primarily those of German settlers in the area. Family members cared for the site until 1963, when the Old High Hill Cemetery Association, Inc., was organized.

Erected 1975 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2475.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is April 6, 1861.

Location. 29° 42.14′ N, 96° 55.822′ W. Marker is near Schulenburg, Texas, in Fayette County. It is on Farm to Market Road 2672 one mile north of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Schulenburg TX 78956, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Catholic Life Insurance (approx. 1.1 miles away); Creuzbaur's Battery, C.S.A. (approx. 1.1 miles away); William B. Bridgers (approx.

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1.3 miles away); Lyons Family Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Carl T. Morene: A Shorthorn Forever (approx. 1.4 miles away); Col. William F. Upton (approx. 1.4 miles away); Schulenburg City Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Schulenburg Baptist Church (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schulenburg.

Also see . . . High Hill, TX - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on December 30, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, December 30, 2019

2. High Hill Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.