The Mt. Zion Baptist Association, composed of thirteen area Baptist churches, was organized on this property in 1857. The cemetery's name is derived from the use of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church sanctuary and grounds as a campsite by Confederate . . . — — Map (db m268391) HM
Josiah J. Holleman, born in 1785, came to this area from Virginia circa 1846, bringing with him his wife, Jane (Jennie) Elliot Holeman, and their children, Josiah was buried on his family's land here in 1862. In 1869, his wife was buried beside him. . . . — — Map (db m268421) HM
J.W. Griffith was born November 1, 1923 in Gary, Panola County, Texas. He was the fifth son of W.G. and Ethel Griffith. On August 10, 1946, he married Mae Chapman. They had 4 children: Phil, Joe, Nancy and Mark.
He was saved June 18, 1939 and . . . — — Map (db m270686) HM
Originally serving the Lyles and Sanders families, this burial ground was established in 1860, when infant Susan Lyles was interred here. By 1899, individuals from outside the family, living in communities like Iron Mountain, Gould, Sulphur Springs, . . . — — Map (db m268418) HM
The first of Wyatt Greer and Francis Ethel Griffith's nine children was born at Mt. Bethel, Panola County, Texas on November 24, 1914, they named him Heaton Oran. He changed it to Oran Heaton. Family and close friends called him Heaton. Others . . . — — Map (db m270688) HM
This church traces its history to 1873, when a small group of worshipers gathered together at Chinquapin Springs (one mile east) to build a community church. A small one-room log structure was completed on August 16, 1873, and was used by both . . . — — Map (db m268432) HM
This cemetery dates from the 1853 burial of Maranda Gilbreath. Four years later, the land was officially set aside by early settler Josiah Johnson for use as a public burial ground. Many of the unidentified graves are thought to be those of slaves. . . . — — Map (db m268435) HM
This congregation grew from the pioneer Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, which was organized in 1858. On August 16, 1873, following the earlier dissolution of Mt. Carmel several former members and area residents attended a meeting at Chinquapin Spring . . . — — Map (db m268431) HM
While no church records predating 1895 exist today, tradition holds that Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church dates to 1890, when area residents formed the congregation. They first met in the Sulphur Springs Schoolhouse near the springs for . . . — — Map (db m268392) HM
