Vinegar Hill Cemetery
Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas, USA
The Vinegar Hill Cemetary is located approximately 16 and 1/2 miles south of Goldthwaite, Texas on County Road 427. The burial site contains three graves which were all placed on top of Vinegar Hill in 1881. It was supposed the graves were placed on top of this hill to prevent the Colorado River from washing them away with a big overflow.(It had gotten out of it's banks many times with large flooding, like when it washed away the town of Chadwick, which never rebuilt after it's mill was washed down into the river.)
To reach the cemetary site, take Highway 183 South, and turn left on CR 411. Continue on County Road 411 until the road intersects with County Road 427, and turn left. Continue on CR 427. Vinegar Hill is located on the left side of the road on private property owned by James Miller.
The Vinegar Hill Cemetary is located approximately 16 and 1/2 miles south of Goldthwaite, Texas on County Road 427. The burial site contains three graves which were all placed on top of Vinegar Hill in 1881. It was supposed the graves were placed on top of this hill to prevent the Colorado River from washing them away with a big overflow.(It had gotten out of it's banks many times with large flooding, like when it washed away the town of Chadwick, which never rebuilt after it's mill was washed down into the river.)
To reach the cemetary site, take Highway 183 South, and turn left on CR 411. Continue on County Road 411 until the road intersects with County Road 427, and turn left. Continue on CR 427. Vinegar Hill is located on the left side of the road on private property owned by James Miller.
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- Added: 13 Nov 2012
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2473155
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