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

Fairview Church Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, November 19, 2022

1. Fairview Church Cemetery Marker

Inscription. According to tradition, a small group of Nacogdoches-Area Methodists came together before 1860 to organize a church, which they named Pine Grove. In the late 1870s, congregation members moved their small log building to a site in front of this cemetery. A.J. Muckleroy, in 1878, had donated two acres of land to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. When the Pine Grove Church moved to the Muckleroy land, the congregation changed its name to Fairview Church.

The earliest marked grave at the Fairview Church Cemetery is that of Elijah Muckleroy and dates to 1851, although earlier graves may exist. For decades, families of those buried in the graveyard maintained the grounds and grave sites. In 1941, the families established an annual homecoming Sunday, and by 1964 the Fairview Cemetery Association had organized to oversee care of the cemetery. Today, encompassing approximately 12 acres and more than 1,500 marked graves, the cemetery features stone cairns and curbed plots. It serves as a link to the early rural community and the history of its settlement. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003

Erected 2003 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14545.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 31° 34.466′ N, 94° 35.216′ W. Marker is near Nacogdoches, Texas, in Nacogdoches County. It is on East Main Street (State Highway 21) 0.1 miles west of Fairview Road (County Highway 509), on the right when traveling east. The marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery and behind the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6296 TX-21, Nacogdoches TX 75961, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Home of Peter Ellis Bean (approx. 1.4 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 2.4 miles away); "Los Ojos de Padre Margil" (approx. 4.1 miles away); Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Charles Standfield Taylor (approx. 4.2 miles away); Thomas Young Buford (approx. 4.2 miles away); William Clark, Jr. (approx. 4.2 miles away); The New Orleans Greys (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nacogdoches.

The Fairview Church Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 19, 2022

2. The Fairview Church Cemetery and Marker

The entrance to the Fairview Church Cemetery behind the church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 19, 2022

3. The entrance to the Fairview Church Cemetery behind the church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 546 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.