Oakwood in Leon County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Mt. Pisgah Church and Cemetery
(two miles east)
Photographed by QuesterMark, November 24, 2022
1. Mt. Pisgah Church and Cemetery Marker
Although records do not indicate when the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery was started, the earliest marked grave is that of John W. Orenbaum (1852-1854). According to local tradition, the graveyard may also contain earlier unmarked burials. Interred in the cemetery are many area pioneers, veterans of the Texas Revolution, the Civil War, World War I, and World War II, and victims of an early influenza epidemic. Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church was organized in 1855. A building of hewn logs, called the Board Shanty, was erected next to the cemetery. It was moved in 1892.
Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9632.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 31° 32.927′ N, 95° 48.694′ W. Marker is in Oakwood, Texas, in Leon County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 542 and County Road 2421, on the right when traveling south on Road 542. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24754 FM 542, Oakwood
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Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Woodhouse School (approx. 7.9 miles away); Henry Fields (approx. 8.8 miles away); Magnolia Cemetery (approx. 8.8 miles away); Site of Old Magnolia (approx. 9 miles away); Daniel Memorial Orphanage (approx. 9 miles away); The Pinery Settlement (approx. 9.3 miles away); Green Bay A.M.E. Church (approx. 9.4 miles away); Green Bay High School (approx. 9½ miles away).
Photographed by QuesterMark, November 24, 2022
2. Mt. Pisgah Church and Cemetery Marker in context
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