This cemetery served early settlers of the rural area which later developed as the Nevada community. Also known as South Church Cemetery, this burial ground was connected with Mt. Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, which was also located on this site. Members organized after Mt. Pleasant Church, located between Lavon and Farmersville, split in 1882. Roland and L. Josephine (Butler) Gooch sold land for both the church and burial ground. The earliest marked grave here dates to 1880 and those interred include veterans of conflicts dating to the Civil War. In 1947, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church disbanded. By 1950, this cemetery ceased to be an active burial site. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2007 (Supplemental plaque) The historic name of the church known as South Church was Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. The official name of the cemetery was Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Mt. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Mt. Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a historical marker in Nevada, Collin County, dedicated in 2008. It is one of 193 historical markers documented in Collin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 345 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.0124, -96.3798 near Nevada. The nearest cataloged historic site is Military Heritage Collection of North Texas (museum), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Nevada, Nevada Baptist Church, and Empire Masonic Lodge.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014359. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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