The church cemetery is located on Coppermine Road in Herndon, Virginia. The original church, which was founded in 1866 by Mary Ellen Naylor Bush, Rev. Fred Cook, Rev. Louis H. Bailey, Rev. William Smith and Brother Temple Cheeks, met in the Old Floris School House. One of the church founders Temple Cheeks served during the Civil War in the US Colored Infantry. In 1882, the church relocated to Horse Pen Rd, today Coppermine Rd., on land donated by Henry Cook. Today, the church is located on Squirrel Hill Rd. This cemetery started by the African American congregation is well maintained and in current use. One family, the Hicks, moved their family’s remains to this cemetery when the widening of Lee Highway threatened the original burial ground. There are a number of burials with a church sign/marker. To the surveyor, it appears that the original founders were buried within a wrought iron fenced area at the front of the cemetery.
Photos of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
County Survey Record
