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.
About this site
High Hill Cemetery is a historical marker in Schulenburg, Fayette County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 209 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7479, -96.8885 near Schulenburg. The nearest cataloged historic site is Creuzbaur's Battery, C.S.A. "The Big Guns of Fayette" (historical marker), about 2.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, and Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5149002475. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
