Elmira Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Pine Tree Cumberland Presbyterian Church began sponsoring Sunday School classes in the Spring Hill Schoolhouse after 1887. The Rev. W. M. Allen began to preach there on Sunday afternoons in 1891. The Rev. J. M. Robinson became the first resident pastor after the division of the two churches. The new congregation was named for Elmira Castleberry, matriarch of a prominent pioneer family. Her sons, James R. and Richard Castleberry, were founding elders of the church. James R. gave 35 acres of land and material for a school/church building in 1897-98. Always active with other denominations and in youth, community and missionary outreach programs, the church continues to serve the area. (1998)

Elmira Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a historical marker in Longview, Gregg County, dedicated in 1998. It is one of 81 historical markers documented in Gregg County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 124 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.5629, -94.7998 near Longview. The nearest cataloged historic site is Angus, Dundee (historical marker), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hunter Cemetery, McKinley-McCutcheon, and Lathrop A-1, Arkansas Fuel Oil Co..

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5183011916. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.