Mt. Zion Churches and Cemetery

Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church organized here before creation of Hopkins County, 1846. Also at Mt. Zion, 1849, Harmony Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized with 13 members, by the Rev. Anthony Travelstead. After years of worship in oak groves, brush arbors and homes, church edifice was built jointly 1861. Site given by David Findley, Nicholas Harlow. More land given 1904 by J. A. Rains, Chas. E. Brown. In 1901 Harmony Cumberland Presbyterian Church became Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church; continues to function. Methodist moved away in 1914.

Mt. Zion Churches and Cemetery is a historical marker in Cumby, Hopkins County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 34 historical markers documented in Hopkins County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 75 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.2021, -95.8334 near Cumby. The nearest cataloged historic site is Garoutte (cemetery), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Stewart, Oakland Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and Ridgeway.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5223007318. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.