Marker Inscription
Oak Hill Cemetery Established 1918 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004
Historical Marker
Oak Hill Cemetery
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About this site
Oak Hill Cemetery is a historical marker in Richmond, Fort Bend County, dedicated in 2004. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Fort Bend County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.6667, -95.7541 near Richmond. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dr. Johnson C Hunter Family Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Oak Hill Baptist Church, Cartwright-McCrary, and Gaston.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013492. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Oak Hill Cemetery near Richmond in Fort Bend County is a historically African American burial ground, established about 1918 with burials recorded as early as 1915. The roughly one-acre cemetery is affiliated with a local congregation and holds around 140 known graves. The Texas Historical Commission placed a marker at the site in 2004.
Sources: hmdb.orgfortbendcountytx.gov
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