Little Flock Cemetery and Primitive Baptist Church

On land donated by J.W. and Mary Moore, owners of a pioneer gristmill and cotton gin. First burial (about 1860) was a stranger who died on a wagon trip from West Texas to Arkansas. Other old graves: fever victims and faithful Moore family servants. Little Flock (named for text in Luke 12:32) was a meeting place for seven congregations camping here annually on first Sunday in May to worship with ritual foot washing. Sunshine Church, founded before 1848, moved here in 1879. (1969)

Little Flock Cemetery and Primitive Baptist Church is a historical marker in Temple, Bell County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.0757, -97.2882 near Temple. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stokes-Nelson (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Stokes-Nelson Cemetery, Couey, and Lancaster Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027003097. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.