New Hope First Baptist Church and Cemetery

Although Baptist worship services may have been conducted in this area as early as 1848, this church was not formally chartered until 1868. On October 22 of that year the organizational meeting was held in the home of James M. and Elizabeth Trammell, pioneers of the rural Block House community. Six charter members formed the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Christ, and the Rev. Thomas F. Bacon was chosen to serve as the first pastor. The church cemetery was first used in 1869 for the burial of Martha Elizabeth Inman, the wife of deacon S. C. Inman. Other marked gravesites include those of settlers who were prominent early leaders of the church and community. For over a century the New Hope First Baptist Church has been instrumental in the development of the Cedar Park area. From 1871 until 1919 the church building was also used for the public school. Pastors have included such leading Baptist ministers as missionary J. E. Hamilton, who died in Brazil of yellow fever, and the Rev. D. E. Simpson, board member and first treasurer of the Texas Baptist Children's Home, who was baptized and ordained here. (1983)

New Hope First Baptist Church and Cemetery is a historical marker in Cedar Park, Williamson County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 241 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 448 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.5323, -97.8365 near Cedar Park. The nearest cataloged historic site is Block House (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Austin Steam Train Association Museum, Cedar park, and Minnick.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5491009311. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.