Union Hill is a medium-sized public cemetery rural southeast Titus County. James A. Tabb deeded the property to the Methodist Church in 1897, although examining the gravestones leads to the conclusion that burials took place before this deed (i.e., the cemetery must have been established before the deed). The church established the Union Hill Cemetery Foundation in 1964 with a full slate of officers to oversee a perpetual care fund. This resulted in the cemetery being enclosed by a chain link fence and the grounds being very well kept. Annual Decoration Day services are held on the fourth Saturday in April and a meal is served and business meeting held.
Broken monument parts mark several graves, and various irregular grave markers containing no information can be found throughout the cemetery. For instance, at least 299 flat concrete slabs marking known but unidentified grave sites dominate the cemetery. A petrified tree trunk stands over one grave, and some are marked with funeral home markers and native rocks.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM THE TITUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE:
Drive south 0.3 miles on Madison Street to Ferguson Road (U.S. Highway 271). Turn left (east) on Ferguson Road (which becomes Texas Highway 49) and travel 3.2 miles on Highway 49 to the intersection of Texas FM 2348. Turn right onto FM 2348 and continue 0.7 mile. The cemetery is on the right.
The Union Hill Cemetery building is used for church services and other functions
GPS COORDINATES: 33°07.632' N 094°55.153' W
DECORATION DAY: Fourth Saturday in April
MARKED BURIALS INDEXED IN TCS DATABASE: 547 (2008-04-01)
FREE BURIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS CEMETERY.
SEE "HOW TO REQUEST BURIAL INFORMATION" PAGE FOR DETAILS.
(NOTE: This cemetery contains un-named burials marked by irregular makers like natural stones and other methods that could not be included in the Titus Cemetery Search database.)
LAST TCS PHYSICAL SURVEY: 2005-09-09
Historical information for this cemetery was provided by and used with the permission of David Horton, and was compiled from Mr. Horton's work and the earlier work of Lynch Harper. Map provided courtesy of Ark-La-Tex Council of Governments GIS department. Please forward any mapping questions to http://www.atcog.org/gis_mapping.htm.
The Union Hill Cemetery and building viewed from north looking south
A closer view of the Union Hill Cemetery
A panoramic view of Union Hill Cemetery
Union Hill Cemetery north entrance gate
Union Hill Cemetery sign on Texas FM 2348
Union Hill Cemetery
Union Hill Community, Titus County, Texas
