Near Nevada in Collin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Mt. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 31, 2024
1. Mt. Pleasant Hill Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Mt. Pleasant Hill Cemetery. . This cemetery served early settlers of the rural area which later developed as the Nevada community. Also known as South Church Cemetery, this burial ground was connected with Mt. Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, which was also located on this site. Members organized after Mt. Pleasant Church, located between Lavon and Farmersville, split in 1882. Roland and L. Josephine (Butler) Gooch sold land for both the church and burial ground. The earliest marked grave here dates to 1880 and those interred include veterans of conflicts dating to the Civil War. In 1947, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church disbanded. By 1950, this cemetery ceased to be an active burial site.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2007
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This cemetery served early settlers of the rural area which later developed as the Nevada community. Also known as South Church Cemetery, this burial ground was connected with Mt. Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, which was also located on this site. Members organized after Mt. Pleasant Church, located between Lavon and Farmersville, split in 1882. Roland and L. Josephine (Butler) Gooch sold land for both the church and burial ground. The earliest marked grave here dates to 1880 and those interred include veterans of conflicts dating to the Civil War. In 1947, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church disbanded. By 1950, this cemetery ceased to be an active burial site.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2007
Erected 2007 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14359.)
Location. 33° 0.729′ N, 96° 22.819′ W. Marker is near Nevada, Texas, in Collin County. It is on County Road 800 half a mile south of County Road 541. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Royse City TX 75189, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nevada (approx. 1.8 miles away); Nevada Baptist Church
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 31, 2024
2. Mt. Pleasant Hill Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
