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

Pleasant Grove School & Cemetery

Photographed by QuesterMark, September 1, 2024

1. Pleasant Grove School & Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Land for a community school and cemetery was donated by Henry and Mary Robinson in the 1870s. A one-room log schoolhouse was replaced by several larger buildings as population in the area grew. Professor D. Speer, a teacher at the school, named the community and the school Pleasant Grove in the 1880s. The school was consolidated in 1956 with the Winnsboro School District. Located behind the schoolhouse, the cemetery dates to 1879 with the oldest recorded burial, that of Henry A. Brummett. Still active, the site is maintained by a cemetery association.

Erected 1997 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9017.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education.

Location. 32° 55.508′ N, 95° 23.637′ W. Marker is in Winnsboro, Texas, in Wood County. It is on County Road 4988 west of County Road 4989, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 381 Co Rd 4988, Winnsboro TX 75494, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lee Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Site of Little Indiana School (approx. 5.7 miles away); Winnsboro (approx. 6.3 miles away); Carlock - Wilkinson Home (approx. 6.3 miles away); Carlock Home, 1903 (approx. 6.3 miles away); First Methodist Church of Winnsboro (approx. 6.4 miles away); First Baptist Church of Winnsboro (approx. 6.4 miles away); Winnsboro Depot (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winnsboro.

More about this marker. This marker was manufactured to be mounted on a pole. Despite this, it's bolted into a recessed box in a brick sign.

Pleasant Grove School & Cemetery Marker vicinity image. Click for full size.

Photographed by QuesterMark, September 1, 2024

2. Pleasant Grove School & Cemetery Marker vicinity

View of Pleasant Grove Cemetery, left side of school building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by QuesterMark, September 1, 2024

3. View of Pleasant Grove Cemetery, left side of school building

Pleasant Grove Cemetery, right side of school building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by QuesterMark, September 1, 2024

4. Pleasant Grove Cemetery, right side of school building

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2024, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 360 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 19, 2024, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.