Marker Inscription
Settlement of this area began in the 1830s. Black Jack Methodist Church was organized in 1871 and a sanctuary was built about four miles west of this site. The congregation moved here in 1886, and land for a new sanctuary and cemetery was given by Mrs. Sophronia Jane Warren. Trustees of the new church were Henry Lee Taylor, A. W. McKenzie, and Stephen Johnson. The first burial in the cemetery occurred in 1887. The church was also used as a community school until 1916. Regular church services were discontinued during the Great Depression.
About this site
Black Jack Methodist Church is a historical marker in Walker County, Texas, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Walker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 110 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.6478, -95.4595. The nearest cataloged historic site is Blackjack (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Goree Unit, Elijah Collard, and Cunningham, Minnie Fisher.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5471008430. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
