Union Chapel United Methodist Church - Union Chapel, TX
N 32° 31.454 W 095° 35.480
15S E 256602 N 3601505
The Union Chapel United Methodist Church is at the intersection of TX 110 and Smith County Rd 447, between Van and Garden Valley in the church community of Union Chapel. Sunday services are at 9 AM.
Waymark Code: WMY4FQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2018
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Van is about three miles to the west, while Garden Valley is about three miles to the east. The church
website is still fairly basic, while their Facebook page appears to be gone, but a 1986 Texas Historical Marker at the adjacent cemetery gate provides some history:
The earliest marked grave in this cemetery, that of Olive Cosby Mayne, is dated August 1873, one month before early area settler Amplias Smith deeded 3 acres of land here for a Methodist church and cemetery. The congregation soon built a sanctuary that served until a new structure was erected in 1949. Smith and others gave additional land over the years, thus greatly enlarging the size of the cemetery. Many members of pioneer families in this rural area are buried here, including land donor Amplias Smith (1813-1888) and his wife, Martha (1825-1883).