Marker Inscription
The small rural community of Emmaus was settled in the 1860s. By the 1870s the Emmaus Baptist Church was organized. School classes were held in the church building until 1881, when Dr. J. M. Brittain donated two acres of land for a public school. At its height, the community consisted of farms, two general stores, two churches, a school, and a cotton gin. One of the few physical reminders of the settlement, the Emmaus Cemetery dates to 1886. The area became known as New Emmaus in 1953 with the construction of the New Emmaus Baptist Church.
About this site
Emmaus is a historical marker in New Summerfield, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0233, -95.0440 near New Summerfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Carroll-Bloomfield-Ambercrombie (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Couch Family Cemetery, Smith, Samuel, Homesite, and Griffin.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006765. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
