Near Jonesville in Harrison County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Former Site of Old Concord Methodist Church and Concord Masonic Lodge

Photographed by James Hulse, January 25, 2022

1. Former Site of Old Concord Methodist Church and Concord Masonic Lodge Marker

Inscription. Concord Lodge No. 77, A.F. & A.M., was organized in 1850, receiving dispensation on Nov. 15 of that year. It was chartered Jan. 22, 1851, with 14 members: E.A. Geeter, N.M. Goode, N. Jones, J.B. Long, W.H. Luckie, J.R. McCartey, Neal McLane, S.S. Morris, W.C. Moseley, J.H. Price, R.E. Rhodes, J.L. Smith, G.W. Whitmore, A.B. Wright. The lodge met at first in the house of McCartey.

The nine-acre site here was donated on April 28, 1853, by the owner of the original Republic of Texas Grant, Spencer C. Wadlington (1790-1857), to trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South: S.F. Allston, T.C. Bentley, W.C. Crawford, W.D. Jefferson, B.H. Martin, J.S. Powell, A.B. Stone, and Oliver Thompson. A two story building was erected on the site and was used for many years by the church and the lodge. The adjacent land became the community cemetery, with oldest stone marking the grave of Ophelia Polk Swanson, who died on March 15, 1850.

The lodge was demised in 1880; later Concord Church disbanded. The building stood until the 1930s.

Site was deeded (1970) by Texas annual conference of United Methodist Church, South Central jurisdiction, to the Concord Cemetery Association, chartered 1970.

Erected 1971 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10145.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is March 15, 1850.

Location. 32° 30.96′ N, 94° 6.694′ W. Marker is near Jonesville, Texas, in Harrison County. It is on Concord Road half a mile west of Farm to Market Road 134, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located at the entrance to the Concord Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jonesville TX 75659, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American

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South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Swanson's Landing (approx. half a mile away); Town of Scottsville (approx. 7½ miles away); Harrison County (approx. 8.1 miles away); Historic Roadside Park (approx. 8.1 miles away); New Hope Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 8½ miles away); Dunn Home (approx. 9.4 miles away in Louisiana); Marshall-Shreveport Stagecoach Road (approx. 10.4 miles away); Booker T. Washington School (approx. 10½ miles away).

Photographed by James Hulse, January 25, 2022

2. Former Site of Old Concord Methodist Church and Concord Masonic Lodge Marker

The marker at the entrance to the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 25, 2022

3. The marker at the entrance to the cemetery

The view of the cemetery and marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 25, 2022

4. The view of the cemetery and marker from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 603 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 28, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.