Marker Inscription
This community is one of three in Wise County named Pleasant Grove. The earliest marked graves in the cemetery date from the late 1870s. A community school was started here in 1879 and a frame schoolhouse was built north of the burial ground on 1.5 acres deeded by H. T. Boyd. The building was also used for church services and community functions. The school consolidated with Boyd (3 miles north) in 1929. Church services have been held at this site since 1879. The cemetery is still used, but the schoolhouse was replaced by a rock church building in 1942.
About this site
Pleasant Grove No. 2 Cemetery, School and Church is a historical marker in Pleasant Grove, Wise County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 91 historical markers documented in Wise County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 162 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.0395, -97.5829 near Pleasant Grove. The nearest cataloged historic site is Keeter Cemetery (historical marker), about 1.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Boyd Cemetery, Masonic Lodge #479, and Friendship Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5497004048. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
