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Dr.
Johnson C. Hunter Cemetery - Notes & Geographic Coordinates
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The entrance easement to the cemetery is at
21410 Morton Road, Richmond, TX 77469. Directions to this location can be obtained
from MapQuest (http://www.mapquest.com/ ) or
other source. Use the above address to
locate the cemetery.
- The
cemetery entrance gate is at the north end of the private drive and
serves as entrance to both the Dr. Johnson Hunter Cemetery and to the Oak Hill Baptist
Church Cemetery,
which is just west of the Hunter cemetery and several hundred feet north
of the entrance. Open the gate
and enter – please respect property rights of adjacent owners and
park vehicles inside the cemetery – not on our neighbor’s property.
- Section I is the
southernmost approximately 100 ft after you enter. This is where the Dr. Johnson C.
Hunter’s family graves are located.. The earliest known burials in Section
I are 1831 (unmarked infant grave) and 1844 (Johnson & Martha’s son
John Calhoun Hunter).
- Section II is the
remaining portion of the cemetery and includes more than 50 graves of
neighbors and friends of the Johnson Hunter family. The earliest known burial in Section
II is 1866.
- The
Southwest cemetery corner is at N29°39.927, W-95°45.220, with the gate
just east of there.
- The
Southeast corner is at N29°39.927, W-95°45.169
- The
Northwest corner is at N29°40.024, W-95°45.222
- The Northeast
corner is at N29°40.006, W-95°45.182
- This
cemetery does not have permanent maintenance. Please come prepared for possible high
weeds and exercise caution regarding insects, snakes or other possible
hazards. Help in mowing around
graves, either physically or by contributions, would be
appreciated. Please contact
 if you would like to help with
maintenance of this historic cemetery.
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