Near Huntsville in Walker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Black Jack Methodist Church and Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, August 21, 2021

1. Black Jack Methodist Church and Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Settlement of this area began in the 1830s. Black Jack Methodist Church was organized in 1871 and a sanctuary was built about four miles west of this site. The congregation moved here in 1886, and land for a new sanctuary and cemetery was given by Mrs. Sophronia Jane Warren. Trustees of the new church were Henry Lee Taylor, A.W. McKenzie, and Stephen Johnson. The first burial in the cemetery occurred in 1887. The church was also used as a community school until 1916. Regular church services were discontinued during the Great Depression.

Erected 1988 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8430.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 30° 38.806′ N, 95° 27.555′ W. Marker is near Huntsville, Texas, in Walker County. It is on Black Jack Cemetery Road half a mile east of Farm to Market Road 2296, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntsville TX 77340, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Henderson Yoakum Homesite (approx. one mile away); Sam Houston (approx. 3.2 miles

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away); Elijah Collard (approx. 4.9 miles away); Minnie Fisher Cunningham (approx. 5 miles away); Boswell Baptist Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery (approx. 6½ miles away); Southend Cemetery (approx. 6½ miles away); Site of Boettcher's Mill (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

The Black Jack Methodist Church and Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 21, 2021

2. The Black Jack Methodist Church and Cemetery Marker

The Black Jack Methodist Church, Cemetery and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 21, 2021

3. The Black Jack Methodist Church, Cemetery and marker

The view of the Black Jack Methodist Church and Cemetery Marker from the road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 21, 2021

4. The view of the Black Jack Methodist Church and Cemetery Marker from the road

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,330 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 25, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.