Cemetery

Terry

Hope · Lavaca County · THC Atlas #7285010105

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About this site

Terry is a cemetery in Hope, Lavaca County. It is one of 70 cemeteries documented in Lavaca County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.2449, -96.9584 near Hope. The nearest cataloged historic site is unknown (Salem Ch) (cemetery), about 2.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Harless, United Methodist Church of Hope, and Hope Baptist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7285010105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Terry Cemetery is a small family burial ground of about fifteen marked graves near the Hope community south of Hallettsville in Lavaca County, sited on land that once held the Terry School. Its oldest stone marks the grave of John McHenry Terry, who died in 1860. Members of area families such as the Thigpen and Smothers families are also interred there.

Sources: lavacacountyhistory.org

📍 29.2449, -96.9584 · Hope, Lavaca County

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Nearby in Lavaca County

United Methodist Church of Hope