Mount Gilead Cemetery

This burial ground originally served a pioneer settlement of related families who migrated to the area from Missouri in 1847 as members of the Peters Colony. They were headed by a widow, Permelia Allen (d. 1866), who is buried here in an unmarked grave. This tract, adjacent to the Mount Gilead Baptist Church and School, was first owned by her sons-in-law Daniel Barcroft (1812-81) and Iraneous Neace (1816-79). The earliest marked gravesite is that of William Joyce (1836-54). Homemade grave markers here reflect the pioneer lifestyle the early settlers. (1981)

Mount Gilead Cemetery is a historical marker in Keller, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.9490, -97.2211 near Keller. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mount Gilead Baptist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pioneer Stone Burial Cairns, Mt. Gilead, and Keller Methodist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439003492. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.