Details for Mound Prairie Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5001008781
Data
| Marker Number | 8781 |
| Atlas Number | 5001008781 |
| Marker Title | Mound Prairie Cemetery |
| Index Entry | Mound Prairie Cemetery |
| Address | |
| City | Palestine |
| County | Anderson |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 256817 |
| UTM Northing | 3529132 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery; ghost towns |
| Marker Year | 1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | from Palestine take SH 155 north 8 mi., then FM 321 west for .5 mi. to cemetery road |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | The earliest marked graves in this cemetery date to the late 1850s, although settlement of the Mound Prairie community occurred much earlier. Mound Prairie, once the home of a Baptist college known as Mound Prairie Institute, declined during the latter part of the 19th century. This cemetery is one of the few physical reminders of the town. Many of the early settlers and their descendants are buried here, as are several Confederate veterans. Some of the graves are marked with rock cairns or hand-hewn stones. (1985) |