Near San Saba in San Saba County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Site of Harmony Ridge Community
Photographed by James Hulse, December 22, 2024
1. Site of Harmony Ridge Community Marker
Founded in 1870s. Among first settlers were the families of Andrew, Mark, and Polk Oliver, Stephen M. Lewis; William Faver; Matt Senterfitt; Asa J. Howard.
The only building (a two-story frame structure housing Cumberland Presbyterian Church and local school) was built by citizens in 1877. Andrew and Mark Oliver gave land for building and cemetery. Community got its name because people worked in Harmony on construction. Second story was removed in 1911 and brick veneer was added in 1960.
Cemetery group meets yearly although community is inactive.
The original building burned in 2005. The present structure was built in 2007 on the footprint of the original building.
Erected by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 6041.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.
Location. 31° 14.547′ N, 98° 34.824′ W. Marker is near San Saba, Texas, in San Saba County. It is on County Road 126 east of County Road 132, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located in front of the restored building.
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Regionally, this marker is in Big Country. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chadwick's Mill (approx. 2 miles away); Harris Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Indian Signaling Grounds (approx. 4.4 miles away); Terry Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away); Site of Barnett-Hamrick Settlement (approx. 6 miles away); San Saba Lodge No. 612, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 7.9 miles away); San Saba Lodge No. 225, A.F. & A.M (approx. 7.9 miles away); John H. "Shorty" Brown Cemetery (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Saba.
Photographed by James Hulse, December 22, 2024
2. Site of Harmony Ridge Community Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, December 22, 2024
3. Site of Harmony Ridge Community Marker
The view of the marker from the cemetery gate.
Photographed by James Hulse, December 22, 2024
4. Harmony Ridge Cemetery Marker - Texas Historic Cemetery #17410
Photographed by James Hulse, December 22, 2024
5. The entrance to Harmony Ridge Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 311 times since then and 81 times this year. Last updated on December 26, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 25, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
