Antioch Cemetery

Shortly after the Civil War, Edward Ezell, Sr. (d. 1903) and his wife, Frankie (Howard), gave about two acres for this cemetery. It was later enlarged under the direction of the Antioch Cemetery Association. In 1905, residents of the Luna community began holding an annual memorial service here. The community, with a population of 250, was once the site of a church, grist mill, school, blacksmith shop, and general store, but in 1906 the railroad bypassed Luna, and the settlement began to decline. The pioneer burial ground is all that remains.

Antioch Cemetery is a historical marker in Teague, Freestone County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 57 historical markers documented in Freestone County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 139 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.5505, -96.2003 near Teague. The nearest cataloged historic site is Antioch Cemetery #2 (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Philpott Cemetery, Kendrick Cemetery, and Salem Predestinarian Baptist Church and Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5161009854. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.