Hicks Cemetery

Settlers in the 1880s established a community here known as Hicks (also spelled Hix), named for a pioneer family. Cooper School served the area beginning in 1885, with J.F. Middlebrooks, P. Paxton and J.H. Gregory as first trustees. George Washington and Levicia (Morton) Jamison bought land from the William Ratliff Survey at this site in 1889 and buried their infant daughter Anna here in September 1893. The surrounding land developed as a burial ground for the original settler families of the Hicks community. The Cooper School was on adjacent land until closing in 1941. Today, shaded by cedar and live oak trees, the cemetery contains more than 40 marked graves and several that are unmarked. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006

Hicks Cemetery is a historical marker in Jacksboro, Jack County, dedicated in 2007. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Jack County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 37 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.3174, -98.1804 near Jacksboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Roberts Branch Cemetery (historical marker), about 5.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Oakwood Cemetery, First Baptist Church of Jacksboro, and Jack County Courthouse Cornerstone, Old.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013951. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.