Mount Zion Cemetery - Midlothian, TX
N 32° 27.582 W 096° 57.307
14S E 692198 N 3593232
Mount Zion Cemetery is all that remains of the old Mount Zion Community that once was here, with a church at this site. It is an old, historic cemetery that is still active, with nearly 350 burials.
Waymark Code: WMMC1C
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2014
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A Texas Historical Marker here provides some background:
An Indian who often rested on this hill was killed by his wild prairie horse in the 1850s and buried here. Sarah Witherspoon (1832-1857), an early Anglo-American settler, was interred nearby in the first marked grave. Soon after Coleman Jenkins died in 1861, his brother Alexander (1829-1895) deeded this public burial ground. In 1873, Jenkins helped found the Mount Zion Presbyterian Church here. A church house was erected and used for school. In the early 1900s, as the population shifted, the church and school closed. The cemetery is all that remains of this pioneer community.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Post an original, un-copywrited picture of the Cemetery into this Waymark gallery, along with any observations about the cemetery.