New Hope Cemetery & New Hope Baptist Church
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)
32.9897° N, 97.5906° W
Where to Find It
From Springtown, take SH 199 about 4 miles to FM 2257, follow FM 2257 north and then east (through 9 very sharp curves) to New Hope Road -head north about 1 mile to cemetery.
Nearby Markers
- 3.1 mi S Walnut Creek Baptist Church Azle
- 3.5 mi SE Nelson Cemetery Springtown
- 3.5 mi N Pleasant Grove No. 2 Cemetery, School and Church Pleasant Grove
- 3.5 mi S Jay Bird-Union School, Church, and Cemetery Springtown
- 3.6 mi N Keeter Cemetery Keeter
- 5.1 mi SE Kiowa Raid on Walnut Creek Azle