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Historical Marker Database in Cedar Hill, TX

Cedar Hill has a population of about 46,663. Researchers working on Cedar Hill, TX usually start at the courthouse. The listed sites around it are often the fastest way to see what the records describe.

A searchable record of markers and listed sites with coordinates, sources and stories, kept current by the people who visit them.

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On the record near Cedar Hill, TX

The 12 nearest

200 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Cedar Hill, TX.

Roberts House, Dr. R. A.under a mile from the center of Cedar Hill · Dallas CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
First United Methodist Church of Cedar Hillunder a mile from the center of Cedar Hill · Dallas CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Nance Farm5.8 miles from the center of Cedar Hill · Dallas CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church6.0 miles from the center of Cedar Hill · Ellis CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Everard Sharrock Jr. Farmstead6.7 miles from the center of Cedar Hill · Dallas CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Wheatland Methodist Church7.3 miles from the center of Cedar Hill · Dallas CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
William L. and Emma Hawkins House7.8 miles from the center of Cedar Hill · Ellis CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Trotter House8.0 miles from the center of Cedar Hill · Ellis CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Hord Log Cabin9.4 miles from the center of Cedar Hill · Dallas CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Nugent-Hart House11 miles from the center of Cedar Hill · Tarrant CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Fry - Butcher House11 miles from the center of Cedar Hill · Ellis CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Rawlins Homestead12 miles from the center of Cedar Hill · Dallas CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark

Distances are straight-line from the center of Cedar Hill, TX. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Marker Database in Cedar Hill, step by step

1
Pull every listed site in the area with its source
2
Match the sites to the records you are working from
3
Visit and photograph what still stands
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Note anything missing, moved or wrong on the record
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Submit corrections and photos so the record improves

What people in Cedar Hill, TX ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Cedar Hill, TX?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Can I correct a mistake in a listing?

Yes. Send a photo, a location fix or a note with your source, and it is checked before it changes the record. People who visit the sites are the best check the record has.

Does this replace the official register files?

No. It points you to them. Each site names its source so you can go to the full nomination file or marker program record for the deeper detail.

How a visit works in Cedar Hill

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Cedar Hill, TX the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Cedar Hill, TX are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.