Details for Winn Hill Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5237005869
Data
| Marker Number | 5869 |
| Atlas Number | 5237005869 |
| Marker Title | Winn Hill Cemetery |
| Index Entry | Winn Hill Cemetery |
| Address | |
| City | Jacksboro vicinity |
| County | Jack |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 563128 |
| UTM Northing | 3676946 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery |
| Marker Year | 1991 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | from Jacksboro, take US 281 to "Y", continue on SH 114 .5 mile; then south on county road for 2.5 miles, turn west onto county road about 2.75 miles to cemetery. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Located on the historic Butterfield Stage/Overland Mail Route which traversed this area from 1858-61, this graveyard is named for William H. Wynne, who was killed by Indians in this vicinity in 1863. The Winn Hill community grew up around a rural school in the 1870s. The settlement soon included homes and a church, and by the 1880s this cemetery had been established. The earliest documented burial is that of Callie A. Beauchamp, who died in 1884. The county purchased the cemetery property in 1904. It is the last physical reminder of the Winn Hill community. (1991) |