| Marker Number |
9895 |
| Atlas Number |
5161009895 |
| Marker Title |
Mt. Zion Methodist Church and Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Mt. Zion Methodist Church and Cemetery |
| Address |
|
| City |
Fairfield |
| County |
Freestone |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
779268 |
| UTM Northing |
3509953 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Fairfield take US 84 about 7 mi. east to CR 415, go south about .2 mi. to cemetery |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
First church-- a log building located 1/8 mile east of Doddy Hollow-- was built 1854 by early settlers. The Revs. G. W. Walker, Timothy Green were founders. In 1860 church relocated 1/4 mile southwest of here on land given by Mary Holder. In 1880 J. L. Moody gave a tract situated 1-3/4 miles west. At that site a structure was built to house church, school, and Grange Hall. Site is now a "Prayer Park" (on Hwy. 84). Land for this cemetery, where many Confederate veterans are buried, was given by J. c. James and A. P. Vaughn. |
