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Near Canton in Van Zandt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Mt. Pisgah Cemetery

 
 
Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 7, 2026
1. Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
Established 1884

 
Erected 2021 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 23429.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
 
Location. 32° 30.226′ N, 95° 49.696′ W. Marker is near Canton, Texas, in Van Zandt County. It is on County Road 4105 half a mile east of Farm to Market Road 2909, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1071 Co Rd 4105, Canton TX 75103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Pisgah (here, next to this marker); Carter Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away);
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Little Hope Baptist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Dipping Vat (approx. 3 miles away); Cool Springs (Tundra) (approx. 3 miles away); Van Zandt County Poor Farm (approx. 3.2 miles away); Van Zandt County (approx. 3.4 miles away); 1st Lt. Robert A. "Bob" Reese (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canton.
 
Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 7, 2026
2. Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Marker
Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 7, 2026
3. Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 19 times since then. Last updated on October 9, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
 
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Oct. 16, 2026