| Marker Number |
9412 |
| Atlas Number |
5213009412 |
| Marker Title |
Antioch Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Antioch Cemetery |
| Address |
CR 1300 |
| City |
Malakoff |
| County |
Henderson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
779727 |
| UTM Northing |
3559789 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; African American topics |
| Marker Year |
1984 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
2 mi. SW of Malakoff on CR 1300. Marker reported damaged Aug. 2021, being repaired by cemetery association. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Storage |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Located on a two-acre site purchased in 1883 by the trustees of the New Hope Methodist Episcopal Church from J. Thomas and Oma Henry, this cemetery has long served the Black farming community of Antioch. The earliest marked grave is that of Allen Delorah, who died in 1894. The cemetery contains numerous unmarked graves of early settlers and ministers. One of the earliest graveyards in this part of Henderson County, Antioch Cemetery is the burial site for many of the area's pioneers. (1984) |
