Marker Inscription
Pioneer settler Joseph Wren donated five acres of land at this site in 1875 for use as a community cemetery. The church, which had been meeting in a log building (2 miles northeast), moved here later that same year. The name "New Hope" was suggested by Mattie Brookshire. The first interment in the cemetery was that of an infant girl, Mary Sudduth, who died in 1876. A schoolhouse, used until the 1920s, was located on land now included in the burial grounds. An annual homecoming is held here each May. (1981)
About this site
New Hope Cemetery & New Hope Baptist Church is a historical marker in New Hope, Parker County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 74 historical markers documented in Parker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 205 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.9897, -97.5906 near New Hope. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bullard Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Walnut Creek Baptist Church, Nelson Cemetery, and Jay Bird Union School, Church, and Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5367003584. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
