Cedar Point Church and Cemetery
Houston County, Houston County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Formal organization of the Cedar Point Church occurred in July 1885, shortly after a church building was constructed at this site. Led by Presbyterian circuit preachers, the congregation placed emphasis on Christian education, music, and revivals until a declining membership led to dissolution about 1946. Within a few years of its organization, the Cedar Point Church began the adjacent cemetery in which the first marked grave, that of Sam Houston Rice, dates to 1891. A cemetery association, formed after the church disbanded, has maintained the grounds over the years.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Formally organized in July 1885 around a newly built sanctuary, the Cedar Point Church gathered under Presbyterian circuit preachers who placed a strong emphasis on Christian education, music, and revivals. As membership dwindled, the congregation dissolved around 1946, but its adjacent cemetery—begun with the 1891 burial of Sam Houston Rice—endured. A cemetery association has cared for the grounds ever since.
Why it matters
Rural congregations like Cedar Point were the social and educational anchors of frontier East Texas, and their surviving cemeteries keep the memory of those pioneer communities alive.
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