Colmesneil - Mount Zion Cemetery
Also known as Colmesneil Cemetery , Mount Zion Cemetery
Colmesneil, Tyler County, Texas, USA
COLMESNEIL - MOUNT ZION CEMETERY (per the historical marker)
According to local oral tradition, African American residents of Colmesneil began using this land for burial purposes as early as the 1850s. The property remained in the hands of absentee landlords until the 1930s, when the new owner allowed burials to continue at the site.
The oldest legible tombstone in the graveyard is that of Henry Mitchell, who died September 11, 1859. There are a number of unmarked graves, however, and some possibly predate Mitchell's burial.
Among the more than two hundred interments here are those of prominent members of Colmesneil's black community, including ministers, doctors, teachers, railroad employees and veterans of World War I and World War II.
Known as the Colmesneil Cemetery until 1972, the graveyard was renamed Mount Zion Cemetery to avoid confusion with another Colmesneil cemetery in the city. The new name was taken from a combination of the names of two local churches with which the cemetery historically has been associated - - Mount Hope Baptist Church and Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church. The cemetery serves as a visible reminder of the area's African American heritage.
COLMESNEIL - MOUNT ZION CEMETERY (per the historical marker)
According to local oral tradition, African American residents of Colmesneil began using this land for burial purposes as early as the 1850s. The property remained in the hands of absentee landlords until the 1930s, when the new owner allowed burials to continue at the site.
The oldest legible tombstone in the graveyard is that of Henry Mitchell, who died September 11, 1859. There are a number of unmarked graves, however, and some possibly predate Mitchell's burial.
Among the more than two hundred interments here are those of prominent members of Colmesneil's black community, including ministers, doctors, teachers, railroad employees and veterans of World War I and World War II.
Known as the Colmesneil Cemetery until 1972, the graveyard was renamed Mount Zion Cemetery to avoid confusion with another Colmesneil cemetery in the city. The new name was taken from a combination of the names of two local churches with which the cemetery historically has been associated - - Mount Hope Baptist Church and Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church. The cemetery serves as a visible reminder of the area's African American heritage.
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Colmesneil, Tyler County, Texas, USA
- Total memorials1k+
- Percent photographed93%
- Percent with GPS17%
- Added: 27 Dec 2012
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2478240
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