Near Elgin in Bastrop County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Photographed By James Hulse, August 31, 2022
1. Pleasant Grove Cemetery Marker
By 1860, a log structure near this site served as a school and church. In 1871, E.E. Smith sold land to trustees of the Pleasant Grove School. The farming and ranching settlement of Pleasant Grove grew, and by 1890, the school served 51 students; the community's cemetery developed nearby. Residents built a two-story Woodmen of the World Lodge in 1908 and used the first floor as a school. After razing the building in 1924, they reused the lumber for a new schoolhouse. Pleasant Grove School consolidated into the Elgin District in 1949, and the Pleasant Grove Cemetery Association purchased the former schoolhouse in 1967.Today, the burial ground remains the primary connection to the Pleasant Grove community. Although some of the many unmarked burials in the cemetery predate it, the earliest marked grave dates to 1871. The earliest birth year found on a gravestone is that of Clairbourn Scroggins, born in 1799. Among those buried here are military veterans of conflicts from the Civil War to the present. The cemetery is a link to their memory and to the history of Pleasant Grove.
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Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13463.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 30° 22.986′ N, 97° 18.941′ W. Marker is near Elgin, Texas, in Bastrop County. Marker is on Pleasant Grove Loop (County Highway 91) 0.7 miles east of Pleasant Grove Road (County Highway 84). The marker is located at the front entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 229 Pleasant Grove Loop, Elgin TX 78621, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Type Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); Dr. I.B. Nofsinger House (approx. 4 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Elgin (approx. 4.1 miles away); Elgin Lodge No. 328, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 4.1 miles away); Elgin World War I Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Elgin Methodist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Lawhon Springs Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); V.F.W. Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elgin.
Photographed By James Hulse, August 31, 2022
2. The Pleasant Grove Cemetery and Marker
Photographed By James Hulse, August 31, 2022
3. The view of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery and Marker from the street
Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 126 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
