| Marker Number |
4047 |
| Atlas Number |
5333004047 |
| Marker Title |
Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Address |
FM 572, Se of Goldthwaite 12 mi. |
| City |
Pleasant Grove |
| County |
Mills |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
554515 |
| UTM Northing |
3471169 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery |
| Marker Year |
1977 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Goldthwaite, take Highway 572 SE about 12 miles, then go south on county road about 1 mile. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Named for the live oaks banking Simms Creek, Pleasant Grove was settled by Civil War veterans from both the North and South. The farm of Tom Berry (1844-1926) of Alabama adjoined this cemetery, opened with the burial of his daughter Mary (1872-1876). Pleasant Grove Methodist Church and a community school also stood nearby. Donations maintained the site until a cemetery association was organized in 1969. Church trustees added 15 acres to the burial ground in 1970. In over 400 graves, many unmarked, lie early settlers and their descendants. |
