Burkeville in Newton County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Original Site, Burkeville Methodist Church

Photographed by James Hulse, December 19, 2025

1. Original Site, Burkeville Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. In 1850 John R. and Mary W. Burke sold for one dollar to the local Methodist Episcopal Church, South, a tract of land at this site for a church building and cemetery. The oldest known grave here is that of Burke (d. 1855), a Roman Catholic who founded Burkeville. In that era, circuit riders served the congregation, which included both Black and White worshipers. A simple frame church with bell tower and steeple erected here doubled as a schoolhouse in the 1870s and served all faiths as a funeral chapel. The structure was removed from this site in 1948.

Erected 1977 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11106.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 30° 59.802′ N, 93° 40.07′ W. Marker is in Burkeville, Texas, in Newton County. It is on County Highway 2093 east of State Highway 87, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located in the south section of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 158 County Rd 2093, Burkeville TX 75932, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Round Table Inn (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Burkeville Church of God

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(about 700 feet away); Site of the First Court House of Newton County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cade Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Blum Male and Female College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tanner Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Woods Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Wiergate (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burkeville.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 19, 2025

2. Original Site, Burkeville Methodist Church Marker

The view of the marker in the south side of the cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, December 19, 2025

3. Original Site, Burkeville Methodist Church Marker

The view of the marker from the street.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 21, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.