Mount Zion Cemetery
John R. Johnson, whose 1849 land grant included this property, gave 4.25 acres in 1850 to Mount Zion Methodist Church. Churchyard burials may have begun earlier, but oldest gravestone is dated 1870. The church building was dismantled in 1928 after it fell into ruin. In 1958, descendants of Harrells' settlement, Mount Zion, and Stephens Creek pioneers began a yearly homecoming here at the sole public landmark of their ancestors, the cemetery. As of 1976, there are about 250 graves-- most of them identified and a number marked through efforts of a special committee.
30.7115° N, 95.1945° W
Where to Find It
south of SH 156, 3 mi. SE of Point Blank
Nearby Markers
- 1.3 mi SE Harrell Plantation Cemetery Point Blank
- 2.1 mi NW George Tyler Wood Point Blank
- 2.2 mi NW The Robert Tod Robinson House Point Blank
- 2.2 mi N Near Burial Place of Governor George Tyler Wood Point Blank
- 2.6 mi NW Site of the Home of George Thomas Wood Point Blank
- 6.2 mi N Isaac Jones Point Blank