Hopewell Cemetery

Serving the rural area of north Anderson County and the community of Brushy Creek, this cemetery traces its history to the 1860s. The earliest documented burial in the graveyard is that of Zylpha Wylie, who died in 1862. There are at least 74 unmarked graves. A number of people were buried here in the 1870s, including many infants and children. Several generations of some pioneer Anderson County families are represented by the gravestones found in the Hopewell Cemetery. Also interred here are five Confederate veterans of the Civil War. The land on which the cemetery is located was officially designated as a burial ground in 1881, when John H. and Mary Young deeded the property to trustees of the Church of Christ at Hopewell. Totaling about six acres, the land was purchased for $15.00 by church trustees William Elkins, Chesley Murphey, and John L. Scarborough. Descendants of the area's pioneer settlers formed a cemetery association in 1953 to provide maintenance for the historic graveyard. A memorial service is held once a year. (1990)

Hopewell Cemetery is a historical marker in Brushy Creek, Anderson County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 115 historical markers documented in Anderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 229 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.9749, -95.6476 near Brushy Creek. The nearest cataloged historic site is Morrow-Quick Mountain Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Brushy Creek-Mt. Zion Cemetery, Anderson Campground, and Brushy Creek Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5001008765. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.