Mount Pleasant

Freestone County, TX

Status: Located

Year Established: Unknown

Council of Governments: HOTCOG

Public History: (From TSHA) Mount Pleasant is a rural community 1½ miles northeast of Snyder Lake in south central Freestone County.Its school had sixty-two black students enrolled in 1893 and fourteen in 1903. In the 1930s the community had a church, a cemetery, a school, and a number of scattered dwellings, and during the 1960s it consisted of a church, a cemetery, and several dwellings. Only the cemetery and church remained in 1990.

“Findagrave website lists 141 memorials in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The oldest headstone reads Ante Collins 1786-1881.
Directions: From US Hwy 84, turn East onto Farm Road 489 going and drive about 9 miles. A small sign points the way at a dirt road. Turn left and continue on this dirt road, always bearing to the right for about 2.1 miles.”

Community History: In searching for the Plum Creek community, I came across a sign for the Mt. Pleasant church. It has “Plum Creek Community” written above the the name of the church. The Mt. Pleasant church appears active and in great condition. The cemetery is maintained.

Church: Mount Pleasant Church