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Prairie Point Church and Cemetery

5.0 mi north-west of Kerens · Directions →

Texas Historical Marker · Marker 11625

The marker

Pioneer area settlers met in 1855 to organize a Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Five years later, the congregation built a sanctuary at this site on land donated by charter member Zachariah Westbrook (1809-1878) and his wife, Mary (Agnew) (1813-1896). The Westbrooks' donation also included the original tract of the adjacent cemetery. The earliest marked grave there is for A. J. Morgan, who died in 1871. Prairie Point Methodist Church disbanded in 1910, but the building continues in use as a community center for the surrounding rural area. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986

Where it stands

From Kerens, take FM 636 about 5 mi NW to CR NE 3140, go E about 1 mi. to CR NE 3130, go N. to cemetery

From the Texas Historical Commission.