Harmony Cemetery

James Norvel Pitts, a native of Perry County, Mississippi, arrived in Texas in the 1870s. In 1877, his wife Laney (Odom), their son James, and families of five Pitts brothers and other friends from Mississippi traveled by wagon to join him in this area. They established the community of Harmony, and J.N. Pitts donated land for a combination church and school building, and a public cemetery. The oldest marked grave is for Ruby Eddings (d. 1886). Families of those buried here traditionally had an annual cemetery cleaning day. Later, Harmony Cemetery Association formed to maintain the burial ground. Among those interred here are veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War. Historic Texas Cemetery – 2004

Harmony Cemetery is a historical marker in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, dedicated in 2007. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Nacogdoches County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 232 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.5356, -94.7643 near Nacogdoches. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brister (cemetery), about 1.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Bonaldo, and Gravel Ridge.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014026. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.