Pleasant Hill Cemetery

In 1882, early settler Alexander Russell succumbed to malaria, and soon after, L.V. Lyon, the infant daughter of James Lyon, also died. The two were buried at High Point, but the next year, the community decided to reinter them here, establishing Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The site operated as the center of the community, hosting the school, church services, and Odd Fellows Lodge. The land was officially deeded for cemetery use in 1907. Additional land conveyed in 1923 brought the total size to five-and-a-half acres. Pleasant Hill is the final resting place of many of these early settlers and their descendants, including six Civil War veterans. The burial ground contains more than 250 graves. HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2021