Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Nevada, Collin County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This cemetery served early settlers of the rural area which later developed as the Nevada community. Also known as South Church Cemetery, this burial ground was connected with Mt. Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, which was also located on this site. Members organized after Mt. Pleasant Church, located between Lavon and Farmersville, split in 1882. Roland and L. Josephine (Butler) Gooch sold land for both the church and burial ground. The earliest marked grave here dates to 1880 and those interred include veterans of conflicts dating to the Civil War. In 1947, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church disbanded. By 1950, this cemetery ceased to be an active burial site. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2007 (Supplemental plaque) The historic name of the church known as South Church was Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. The official name of the cemetery was Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This burial ground, also known as South Church Cemetery, grew up beside Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, formed after a congregation near Lavon and Farmersville split in 1882. The Gooch family sold the land for both church and graveyard, and among those laid to rest are veterans of conflicts reaching back to the Civil War. The church disbanded in 1947, and by 1950 the cemetery had ceased active burials.
Why it matters
A quiet country cemetery like this preserves the reach of the Civil War into ordinary rural communities, where its veterans lived out their lives and were finally buried.
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Related people
- · Roland Gooch
- · L. Josephine Gooch
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