Near La Casa in Stephens County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Mount Zion Cemetery

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 22, 2026

1. Mount Zion Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
In 1879 this land was owned by Ezekel J. and Louisa J. McCleskey. According to McCleskey Family tradition M.M. McCluskey, a relative of Ezekel and Louisa from Georgia, died while visiting in 1879 and was the first person buried here. Eventually her grave site, near a church/school building, became a community cemetery named Veale for a local pioneer family. It was legally set aside as the Mount Zion Cemetery by the McCleskeys in 1907. The cemetery, enlarged over the years and maintained by an association formed in 1979, continues to serve the Frankell and LaCasa communities.

Erected 1994 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3502.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 32° 35.474′ N, 98° 42.381′ W. Marker is near La Casa, Texas, in Stephens County. It is on County Road 127 0.7 miles south of Farm to Market Road 207, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ranger TX 76470, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big

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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 Comanchería,

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: New Hope Baptist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Bullock Cemetery (approx. 5.4 miles away); Wayland School (approx. 7.2 miles away); Ranger Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 8½ miles away); Roaring Ranger (approx. 8½ miles away); Well Number 19 (approx. 8½ miles away); The Bankhead Highway (approx. 8.6 miles away); Site of First Oil Well Drilled in Eastland County (approx. 8.6 miles away).

Mount Zion Cemetery and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 22, 2026

2. Mount Zion Cemetery and marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 17 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.