Near Temple in Bell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Little Flock Cemetery and Primitive Baptist Church

Photographed by James Hulse, December 24, 2025

1. Little Flock Cemetery and Primitive Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. On land donated by J.W. and Mary Moore, owners of a pioneer gristmill and cotton gin. First burial (about 1860) was a stranger who died on a wagon trip from West Texas to Arkansas. Other old graves: fever victims and faithful Moore family servants.

Little Flock (named for text in Luke 12:32) was a meeting place for seven congregations camping here annually on first Sunday in May to worship with ritual foot washing. Sunshine Church, founded before 1848, moved here in 1879.

Erected 1969 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 3097.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 31° 4.509′ N, 97° 17.292′ W. Marker is near Temple, Texas, in Bell County. It is on Cemetery Road 0.2 miles south of Little Flock Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 550 Cemetery Rd, Temple TX 76501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lancaster Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Thomas Edison Dixon, M.D. (approx. 2.4 miles away); Corinth Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away);

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Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Eighth Street Baptist Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Knob Creek Lodge No. 401 (approx. 3.4 miles away); Grace United Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); First United Methodist Church Of Temple (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Temple.

Little Flock Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 24, 2025

2. Little Flock Cemetery and Marker

The view of the Little Flock Cemetery and Primitive Baptist Church from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 24, 2025

3. The view of the Little Flock Cemetery and Primitive Baptist Church from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 25, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.