There is a historical marker on Farm Road 542, three miles south of Oakwood in Leon County, Texas, commemorating the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery which is believed to be one of the oldest cemeteries in the county. The cemetery is on Ringgold Creek two miles beyond the marker and south of Hwy 542. According to the historical marker the earliest marked grave is that of two year old John W. Orenbaum who died in 1854. As early as 1860 a school was established in the vicinity, in a log building on the Heatly tract.
 | ADELA ANN wife of JAMES COSTON daughter of H. M. & ELIZABETH JOHNSON DIED Oct. 26, 1867 AGED 18 years 5 months & 5 d's |
MATTHEW VANN Born Mar. 15, 1819 Died Oct. 5, 1887 |  |
 | J. H. RICHMOND Dec. 12, 1890 Aug. 14, 1919 Blessed are the pure in heart |
There are numerous graves marked only with field stones in Mt. Pisgah. Many early pioneers and veterans of the Texas Revolution are said to be buried in the unmarked graves.
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