Cemetery

Laurel Hill Baptist

San Jacinto County · THC Atlas #7407003505

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About this site

Laurel Hill Baptist is a cemetery in San Jacinto County, Texas. It is one of 69 cemeteries documented in San Jacinto County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 94 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.5973, -95.1255. The nearest cataloged historic site is General James Davis (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include San Jacinto County Jail, San Jacinto County Jail, and Old San Jacinto County Jail.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7407003505. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Laurel Hill Cemetery near Coldspring in San Jacinto County grew alongside Laurel Hill Baptist Church, which was organized in 1848 and named for the laurel trees around its baptismal pool. General James B. Davis (1790-1859)—a friend of Sam Houston and former adjutant general of the Republic of Texas army—donated the land for the church, baptismal pool, and cemetery. The oldest gravestone is that of two-year-old Frances California Snow, who died in 1854.

Sources: hmdb.org texashistoricalmarkers.weebly.com

📍 30.5973, -95.1255 · San Jacinto County

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