Near Mount Enterprise in Rusk County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Campground Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

1. Campground Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The Mt. Zion Baptist Association, composed of thirteen area Baptist churches, was organized on this property in 1857. The cemetery's name is derived from the use of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church sanctuary and grounds as a campsite by Confederate General John A. Wharton's cavalry troop in 1864-1865. Although the first recorded burial is that of Guss Christopher in 1910, the presence of a number of unmarked grave sites suggests earlier burials. The cemetery contains about 140 burial sites and continues to serve as a graveyard for the surrounding rural community. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995

Erected 1994 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10973.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 31° 56.184′ N, 94° 38.758′ W. Marker is near Mount Enterprise, Texas, in Rusk County. It is on County Road 3185 1.4 miles east of Road 3195, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located along the fence of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2643 Co Rd 3185, Mount Enterprise TX 75681, 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: Concord School (approx. 3.9 miles away); Shiloh Cemetery (approx. 4 miles away); Maple Grove Cemetery

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(approx. 6 miles away); Caledonia Methodist Church (approx. 7.1 miles away); Smyrna Baptist Church (approx. 7.1 miles away); James Wyatt Griffith (approx. 7½ miles away); Oran Heaton Griffith (approx. 7½ miles away); Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Enterprise.

Campground Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

2. Campground Cemetery and Marker

The view of the Campground Cemetery and Marker along the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

3. The view of the Campground Cemetery and Marker along the street

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.