Texarkana in Bowie County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Cemetery for Old Harrison Chapel
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 28, 2025
1. Cemetery for Old Harrison Chapel Marker
Founded 1840 by Republic of Texas Pioneers Charles Moores (1776-1852) and wife, Mary Harrison. Extinct all-faiths chapel, where circuit riders served, named for her parents (of South Carolina).
This 5-acre family-community burial plot contains about 100 graves. Mary, Charles Moores, and Willis Whitaker were children of American Revolution soldiers: 3 of Moores' sons were Texas Rangers; 4 men buried here had Republic of Texas headrights.
Cemetery, restored 1967, is now only evidence of Mooresville (1 mi. nw), post office 1841-1866. Moores Landing was on Sulphur River.
Erected 1968 by Texas Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9483.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.
Location. 33° 23.47′ N, 94° 11.462′ W. Marker is in Texarkana, Texas, in Bowie County. It is on West 7th Street (U.S. 67) east of Shady Pines Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9842 W 7th St, Texarkana TX 75501, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Redwater (approx. 4.1 miles away); Red Lick Methodist Church
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 28, 2025
2. Cemetery for Old Harrison Chapel Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 95 times this year. Last updated on December 26, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
