Harmony Hill Cemetery

A transcription of the Tatum-area cemetery's stones lists about 93 entries, some covering several unmarked or unidentified graves, and its compiler says the list may be incomplete. The veterans on it include Fleming H. Garrison, a major in Company C of the 14th Texas Cavalry who served in the Mexican War and for the Confederacy, Alex Carter of the 1st Texas Cavalry, Troop B, and Stephen Jones of the 17th Texas Mounted Cavalry. Wilton T. Adams, a corporal in the Army Air Corps, and Milton M. Logan, a private in the 1st Infantry, represent World War II.

What the plaque says

Harmony Hill Cemetery The original two acres of land on which this cemetery is located were donated by John W. Kuykendall in 1852. At the time of the cemetery's founding a large rock marked the grave of J. W. Hall, who was buried here in 1844. His is the oldest grave in the cemetery. Subsequent land donations have increased the size of the graveyard, which has been maintained by the Harmony Hill Cemetery Association since 1882. Those interred here include early settlers and county leaders, as well as veterans of the Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, World War II, and Vietnam. (1988)

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

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• Harrison County Historical Museum — 22 mi
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More markers nearby

• Town of Tatum — 3.8 mi
• Sugar Hill Cemetery — 4.6 mi
• Isaac R. Youngblood — 7.4 mi
• Allison Chapel United Methodist Church — 9.5 mi