Nacogdoches in Nacogdoches County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Harmony Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, November 19, 2022

1. Harmony Cemetery Marker

Inscription. James Norvel Pitts, a native of Perry County, Mississippi, arrived in Texas in the 1870s. In 1877, his wife Laney (Odom), their son James, and families of five Pitts brothers and other friends from Mississippi traveled by wagon to join him in this area. They established the community of Harmony, and J.N. Pitts donated land for a combination church and school building, and a public cemetery. The oldest marked grave is for Ruby Eddings (d. 1886). Families of those buried here traditionally had an annual cemetery cleaning day. Later, Harmony Cemetery Association formed to maintain the burial ground. Among those interred here are veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004

Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14026.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 31° 32.141′ N, 94° 45.828′ W. Marker is in Nacogdoches, Texas, in Nacogdoches County. It can be reached from County Highway 726 0.2 miles

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north of State Highway 7, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery and north of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 268 County Road 726, Nacogdoches TX 75964, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sister Josephine (approx. 1.7 miles away); Immaculate Conception Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Don Joaquin/Procella Crossing (approx. 6½ miles away); Vicente Micheli (approx. 6½ miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 6½ miles away); Lindsey House (approx. 7½ miles away); Franciscan Friars in East Texas (approx. 7.8 miles away);

The Harmony Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 19, 2022

2. The Harmony Cemetery and Marker

Angelina (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nacogdoches.

The view of the Harmony Cemetery and Marker from the church parking lot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 19, 2022

3. The view of the Harmony Cemetery and Marker from the church parking lot

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 614 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.