Fulshear Black Cemetery

ORAL TRADITION SAYS THAT THIS CEMETERY BEGAN AS A SLAVE CEMETERY ON THE PLANTATION OF TENNESSEE NATIVE CHURCHILL FULSHEAR. MANY EARLY BURIALS ARE UNMARKED, AND THE OLDEST HEADSTONE IS THAT OF REBECCA SCOTT IN 1915. IN ADDITION, MIDWIVES, A CHEF, A HORSE TRAINER AND COWBOY, THE FIRST COLORED SCHOOL HOUSE FOUNDERS, BUSINESSMEN AND WOMEN, TWO LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND VETERANS FROM WWI TO THE VIETNAM WAR ARE BURIED HERE. A RURAL LANDSCAPE OF ROLLING HILLS AND TREES SURROUNDS A VARIETY OF HEADSTONES MADE OF FIELDSTONE, GRANITE, MARBLE, STEEL, HOMEMADE CONCRETE, WOOD AND RESIN. THE CEMETERY IS EVIDENCE OF THE RICH HERITAGE OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS AREA.

Fulshear Black Cemetery is a historical marker in Fulshear, Fort Bend County, dedicated in 2012. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Fort Bend County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 237 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.6884, -95.9046 near Fulshear. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fulshear (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bains Family, Leonard Clay, Jr. Gravesite and cemetery, and Fulshear Family.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017257. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.