Bonnie Brae in Haltom City in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
New Trinity Cemetery
Photographed by Joe Lotz, July 3, 2026
1. New Trinity Cemetery Marker
When the Rev. Greene Fretwell, a former slave, died in 1886, there was no black cemetery in this part of Tarrant County. With donations collected by his widow, Frances, the trustees of Trinity Chapel Methodist Church bought two acres in 1889 for a church and burial ground. Worship services were held under a brush arbor until a frame church was built here. By the 1920s, burials began on adjacent land, known as New Trinity Cemetery. Additional property was designated in 1931 as People's Burial Park. Today the three sites are commonly called New Trinity Cemetery.
Erected 1985 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14414.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 32° 47.712′ N, 97° 17.376′ W. Marker is in Haltom City, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in Bonnie Brae. It is on Northeast 28th Street 0.1 miles east of N Beach Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4006 NE 28th St, Fort Worth TX 76111, 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, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harper's Rest Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Amon Carter Riverside High School and Riverside ISD (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mount Olivet Cemetery (approx. 1.1
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Photographed by Joe Lotz, July 3, 2026
2. New Trinity Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
