Rockwall in Rockwall County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Glen Hill Cemetery
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Photographed by QuesterMark, November 12, 2023
1. Glen Hill Cemetery Marker
Erected 2008 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 18919.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
Location. 32° 53.379′ N, 96° 28.443′ W. Marker is in Rockwall, Texas, in Rockwall County. It can be reached from the intersection of Ridge Road and Glen Hill Way. This medallion and plate marker is mounted on a post just north of the sidewalk that runs between a medical/dental office parking lot and a neighborhood. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall TX 75032, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Presbyterian Church of Rockwall (approx. one mile away); Central National Road of the Republic of Texas (approx. 2.2 miles away); First Baptist Church of Rockwall (approx. 2½ miles away); Rockwall Memorial Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); East Trinity Lodge No. 157, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 3 miles away); Rockwall County (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Rockwall County (approx. 3 miles away); Sterling Rex Barnes (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockwall.
Regarding Glen Hill Cemetery.
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Also see . . . Rockwall unites to preserve historic African-American cemetery.
The newly formed Glen Hill Cemetery Preservation Society, city officials, and family cemetery owners have come together to preserve and restore Glen Hill Cemetery, a historic African-American cemetery in Rockwall. This 1.27-acre cemetery near the present-day Harbor development is the only remaining vestige of what was once a thriving African-American section of Rockwall, known as The Settlement, or The Bottoms.(Submitted on November 13, 2025, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas.)
Photographed by QuesterMark, November 12, 2023
2. A grave marker in Glen Hill Cemetery
Photographed by QuesterMark, November 12, 2023
3. Glen Hill Cemetery Marker near sidewalk
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2025, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 159 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 13, 2025, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
