Marker Inscription
Pioneer area settlers met in 1855 to organize a Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Five years later, the congregation built a sanctuary at this site on land donated by charter member Zachariah Westbrook (1809-1878) and his wife, Mary (Agnew) (1813-1896). The Westbrooks' donation also included the original tract of the adjacent cemetery. The earliest marked grave there is for A. J. Morgan, who died in 1871. Prairie Point Methodist Church disbanded in 1910, but the building continues in use as a community center for the surrounding rural area. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986
About this site
Prairie Point Church and Cemetery is a historical marker in Kerens, Navarro County. It is one of 128 historical markers documented in Navarro County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 218 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.1974, -96.2660 near Kerens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bazette Baptist Church & Cemetery (historical marker), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Weathersbee Family Cemetery, Wesley's Chapel Cemetery, and Kerens.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5349011625. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
