Wallis Hill Cemetery

Elisha H. R. and Sarah (Barrow) Wallis brought their family to this part of Texas from Nachitoches Parish, Louisiana, in 1824. They settled on Wallis Hill in early 1825; their home became a familiar stop for travelers. When their son Elijah died in 1830, he was buried near the house. His was probably the first interment in what became known as the Wallis Hill Cemetery, although his grave is unmarked. When Sarah died in 1841, E. H. R. Wallis marked off land for the family cemetery. Wallis was buried here upon his death in 1846. Over the years, the cemetery was used for extended family members and other early residents, including at least one veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto. There are approximately 25 known graves in the Wallis Hill Cemetery, many of them unmarked. Most date from the 19th century, since by the 1870s, large colonies of ants rendered the land nearly useless for further burials. Abandonment of this graveyard by area residents led to the establishment of the Wallisville Cemetery in 1879. Only a few burials appear to have occurred here after that time. One of the oldest Anglo cemeteries in what is now Chambers County, Wallis Hill Cemetery serves as a reflection of the heritage of the area.

Wallis Hill Cemetery is a historical marker in Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 39 historical markers documented in Chambers County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 82 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.8366, -94.7345 near Mont Belvieu. The nearest cataloged historic site is Middleton Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wallisville, Mission Muestra Senora de la Luz, and ion Nuestra Senora de la Luz del Orcoquisac and Presidio San Agustin de Ahum.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5071009137. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.