| Name |
Location |
Links/Miscellaneous |
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Beall
Cemetery |
LaVernia.
Off FM Road 1346, between La Vernia and St. Hedwig. |
Survey
in USGW Archives
Cemetery
Marker |
| Bird Cemetery |
Caddo |
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| Blessed
Sacrament Cemetery |
Poth. 100 Sunshine Drive |
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| Cañada
Verde Cemetery |
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Canary
Island Cemetery
(a.k.a. Castro Cemetery) |
Floresville. Historical
marker : "Established prior to 1732 by Canary Islanders who
formed the first organized civil settlement in Texas at San
Fernando de Bexar, now San Antonio." Located off U.S. 181
about two blocks north at Texas 97/F.M. 536 intersection
(Plum & 10th Streets). |
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| De la Zerda |
Floresville. Located in
what used to be the town of Lodi, now a residential area
encompassed by the city of Floresville. Situated on the
former lands of Nemencio de la Zerda, Sr., and Jose Maria
Flores, on the banks of the San Antonio River. To get to De
la Zerda Cemetery from Business Loop 181 South in
Floresville (4th Street), turn right at Peach Street. Follow
Peach Street until it dead ends at a home behind a gate.
Turn left on the dirt road in front of the gate. The
cemetery will be on the right at the far end of the
property. Cemetery is in poor condition with most stones
broken or missing. It sits beneath a large canopy of trees
and any remaining headstones are almost impossible to read
due to weathering and lack of light. Earliest recorded
burial - 1877. |
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De los
Santos Cemetery |
Saspamco |
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| Demmer Cemetery |
Nixon |
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| Denhawken
Cemetery |
8291 FM 1347, Stockdale.
Formerly known as Mesquite Prairie Cemetery, it was founded
in 1904 by the German farmers who had recently moved to the
area from Fayette and Lavaca counties in search of more land
for their large families. the first burial was that of baby
Hugo Steenken in 1906. The land was purchased from Wm
Peters. First trustees were Chas. Boysen, Jake Maerz, and
Carl Steenken. Florentino Quintanilla met with them
representing the Hispanic community, who had purchased
burial sites in the northern section. Maerz and Steenken
each served the association for over forty years. Arnold
Lembeck and Erna Wehmeyer were active officers for the next
generation spanning over 30 years...." |
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| Dewees Cemetery |
SW of Poth on east corner
of FM Roads 541 and 1344. |
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| Eckert Cemetery |
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| Emmanuel
Assembly of God Cemetery |
Poth. |
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| Fairview
Cemetery |
3227 CR 107, Floresville. |
Tombstone Photos |
| Floresville City
Cemetery |
Rte 181 across from
Sacred Heart Cemetery |
Survey in USGW Archives |
| Floresville
City Cemetery #2 |
Plum
Street between 4th and 10th Streets, Floresville |
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| Garza-Valdez
Cemetery |
Rte 181 (4th Street),
Floresville. |
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| Gilley Cemetery |
Hwy 181, 10 miles from
Floresville |
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| Graytown
Cemetery |
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Survey in USGW Archives
Tombstone Photos |
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Harper
Cemetery |
CR 405,
between Stockdale and Floresville. |
Survey in USGW Archives |
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Immanuel
Lutheran Church Cemetery |
LaVernia.
Historical Marker : "This cemetery traces its beginnings
to the formation of Immanuel Lutheran Church of
LaVernia, which began in 1901. The congregation, mostly
of German descent, soon found itself in need of a
cemetery. In 1902, Gustav and Bertha Schroeder donated
two acres of land to the church for that purpose.
Members built a fence and held a formal dedication. The
first burial was for Gabriele Hedwig Koepp, infant
daughter of Franz and Augusta Koepp, in October 1902.
Also buried here are early community and church leaders,
and a number of military veterans from conflicts dating
to World War I..." |
Cemetery Survey |
| Keenan Cemetery |
Corner FM Roads 427 and
537, Floresville. |
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| Kicaster
Community Cemetery |
LaVernia. Historical
Marker : "The families of Isaac Crow, R. T. Spivey, Dr. W.
R. Callaway, T. P. Camp, J. E. Watkins, Isom Ferguson, L. P.
Pittman, and others began a farming settlement here in the
1860's. John James donated land for a schoolhouse (1872),
where church services were also held. A. C. and Mary
Anderson in 1887 gave more land for public use. Easterling
Post Office opened in 1887, was soon renamed Kicaster for
nearby creek, but closed in 1906. The school was phased out
in 1940, and the churches moved away. Kicaster Cemetery, in
use since the 1870's, now marks the site of the community." |
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| LaVernia United
Methodist Church Cemetery |
LaVernia |
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| Leach Cemetery |
Off Nockenut Road from FM
Road 1681. |
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Lodi Cemetery
(a.k.a. Garza-Valdez Cemetery) |
Floresville. Business
Roate 181 (4th Street) |
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| Lutheran
Cenetery |
290445 N |
0980405W |
Poth |
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Marcelina
Cemetery |
510 County
Road 404, Floresville. Formerly Marcelina Baptist Church
Cemetery and Foster family cemetery.The
original Marcelina Cemetery was the private burial plot
for the family of Samuel H. Foster. The first person
buried in the cemetery was Martin Donaho who died in
1882. When Mr. Foster sold the farm where the burial
plot was located, he kept the one and one half acre
cemetery. On May 18, 1901 Isaac and Melinda Sims sold
six and one half acres to the Marcelina Baptist Church
for use as church yard and cemetery. The new cemetery
was fenced. This land was joined to the Foster family
cemetery. In ensuing years, the fence between the two
cemeteries disappeared and the two cemeteries became
one. |
Survey in USGW Archives |
| Maxwell Cemetery |
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McCracken Cemetery |
Union Valley. On private
land near the point where Wilson, Guadalupe, and Gonzales
county lines come together. About 3/4 mi. from the site of
Old Albuquerque. Not on a public road, lying in the middle
of a pasture, can be reached by following FM 1681 between
Nixon and Hwy 123 and taking one of two county roads leading
in an easterly direction toward the corner of Wilson County,
north of Union Valley. List of interments in Karon Mac
Smith's local history, "On the Watershed of Ecleto and the
Clear Fork of Sandies |
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| Montoya Cemetery |
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| Moore Family
Cemetery |
Caddo |
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| Neyland Cemetery |
Between Seguin and
Stockdate off Rte. 123 to CR 435. Set off on right. |
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Nockenut
Cemetery |
North East
County. Historical Marker : "The
community of Nockenut began in 1857, when a number of
German and Polish immigrants settled in this area.
Originally located in Guadalupe County, it became part
of Wilson County after a boundary change in 1869. A post
office opened in 1858 and by 1890 Nockenut was a
thriving village with a population of 80. At is height,
the town boasted homes, stores, a school, a church, a
wagon yard, a cotton gin, and a cemetery. The origin of
the town's name is the subject of several oral history
accounts, most of which refer to variations on names of
local trees. Nockenut began to decline after the
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad bypassed
it in 1906. By the end of the 20th century, the cemetery
was the last physical reminder of the community." The
Nockenut Cemetery opened in 1870 with the burial of Anna
Maria Johnson Callander. The Hobbs Family dedicated this
land and the burial ground that year. |
Tombstone Photos |
| Old Bird Cemetery |
Ecleto |
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| Old
Picosa Cemetery |
Graytown |
Tombstone Photos |
| Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Cemetery |
Saspamco |
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Palm
Cemetery |
Stockdale.
Private cemetery locatedapproximately 100 meters southwest of St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Stockdale |
Tombstone Photos |
| Picosa Cemetery |
Floresville |
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| Picosa-Martinez
Cemetery #2 |
Floresville. Take FM 536
out of Floresville for 3 miles until it intersect to the
left. Continue on FM 536 for approximately 3 miles. CR 104
will be on the left, and the cemetery will be on the right.
(Last stand of mailboxes on right just before drive into
cemetery.) |
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Pleasant
Valley Cemetery |
676 CR 474, Stockdale. |
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Polley
Family Cemetery |
FM Road
539N. Historical Marker : "Joseph Henry Polley
(1795-1869) was born in Whitehall, New York to Jonathan
and Rachel Hubbard Polley. He later moved to Missouri,
where he was a friend of Moses Austin, with whom he
traveled to Texas in 1820. The next year, he returned to
Texas with Stephen F. Austin as one of the original "Old
300" colonists. Polley settled in the Brazoria District
and wed Mary Augusta Bailey, daughter of pioneer Brit
Bailey. The couple built a home that they name
Whitehall. Polley served as sheriff and assisted
retreating settlers during the runaway scrape, 1836;
Mary helped mold candles for use by the first Texas
Congress. Polley moved his family in 1847 to this area,
then a part of Guadalupe County. The family established
a cemetery at this site in 1848. When Emeline Elizabeth
Polley James, one of the eleven Polley children, died
while giving birth, two years later, her daughter of the
same name was interred next to her. The family completed
the Whitehall home about 1850. Over the years, several
family members, including Joseph Henry Polley, were laid
to rest in the cemetery. Mary Bailey Polley (d. 1888),
the family matriarch, was the last to be buried here."
From Sutherland Springs, take FM
539 N. approx 2 - 3 mi. Cemetery is located on left hand
side of road across the street from the old Joseph H.
Polley Historical Home. Established in 1848, 10 graves. |
Survey in USGW Archives |
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Rector
Chapel Cemetery |
FM Road
2772, LaVernia. Historical
cemetery, Take FM 775 N. from Chihuahua Street in
downtown La Vernia toward Seguin. Cross Cibolo Creek
Bridge & go right on FM 2772. Go approximately
6/10ths mile, cemetery will be on right hand side of
road.
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Survey in USGW Archives |
| Richter Family
Cemetery |
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Tombstone Photos |
| Robinson Family
Cemetery |
Floresville |
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| Rock Church
Cemetery |
Floresville. See Fairview
Cemetery. |
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Sacred
Heart Catholic Cemetery |
2015 3rd Street, Floresville |
Tombstone Photos |
| San Lorenzo
Cemetery |
LaVernia |
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| Sauceda Cemetery |
Off US 181, east and
north of the bend in CR 150 |
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Shiloh
Cemetery |
FM 539,
Sutherland Springs |
Survey in USGW Archives |
| Smith Ranch
Cemetery |
Stockdale |
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| St. Ann's
Catholic Cemetery |
Off CR 236, just
southeast of the intersection of FM Roads 541 and 1347.
Kosciusko |
Survey in USGW Archives
Tombstone Photos |
| St. Anns
Cemetery |
LaVernia. On FM-1346
between US-87 and CR-347 the towns of La Vernia and St.
Hedwig. |
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| St. John's
Lutheran Cemetery |
1520 E. Westmeyer Street,
Poth. |
Tombstone Photos |
| St. Luke
Catholic Cemetery |
Loire. Off CR 116. |
Survey in USGW Archives |
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St
Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery |
Stockdale |
Tombstone Photos |
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Steele
Branch Cemetery |
Between FM
3335 and FM 1107; off FM 1107, Stockdale |
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Stockdale
Cemetery |
Stockdale.
Historical Marker : "Before the Stockdale Cemetery was
begun in the 1870s, most burials in the area took place
in private, family graveyards. About 1873, however, a
young man who was not related to any of the local
settlers was thrown from his horse and killed. To
provide a place for his burial, Dr. T.M. Batte gave one
acre of land at this site, and the burial ground has
been used by Stockdale citizens since that time.
Additional acreage was purchased in 1881 and 1904, and
in 1938 area resident Paul Ballard donated an acre of
land for use by anyone who did not have a family plot
and needed a place for burial. The earliest marked grave
in the Stockdale Cemetery, that of Sallie A. Pope, is
dated 1873. Many early settlers are buried here,
including the town's founder, John R. King, and the
first schoolteacher, Martin West. The cemetery also
contains the graves of numerous war veterans and victims
of a post-World War I flu epidemic...." |
Tombstone Photos |
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Sutherland
Springs Cemetery |
FM 538,
Sutherland Springs. |
Survey in USGW Archives
Tombstone Photos |
| Trial Family
Cemetery |
Floresville |
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| Union Valley
Cemetery |
Union Valley |
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| Ware-Cure/Griffin/Markum
Cemetery |
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Survey in USGW Archives |
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Wheeler
Cemetery # 1 |
Stockdale.
The Wheeler Cemetery is
located approximately five miles southwest of Stockdale
in Wilson County. It is in a pasture about 1000 feet
south of County Road 312. The land containing the
Wheeler Cemetery was originally owned by John Edwin
Wheeler, then sold to his brother, David Thwing (D. T.)
Wheeler in the 1860s. It was here that D. T. lived and
worked the land with his large family for several
decades. D. T. and John also operated the Wheeler Mill
on the Cibolo River, located close to the family home
about one-half mile east of the cemetery. Having no
public cemetery available at the time, D. T. set aside
the plot on his farm for family burials. His second
wife, Maniza and daughter, Lela, were among the first to
be buried here in 1863. D. T.'s father, John, having
brought the family to Texas in 1840, was buried here in
1867. D. T. and his third wife, Mary Watson, were buried
here in February, 1892. His first wife, Mary E. Allen
died of Cholera, with her infant, in San Antonio. They
are believed to be buried in that city. The Wheeler and
Butler families were close neighbors owning adjacent
tracts of land, and developed a kinship when D. T.
Wheeler's daughter, Lenora Angelina (Angie) Wheeler
married John Crittenden (J. C.) Butler in December of
1874. J. C. Butler died in June of 1892 and was the
first member of the Butler family to be buried here.
Thereafter the cemetery was sometimes known as
"Wheeler-Butler Cemetery." Other families with relatives
buried in the cemetery are that of Allison, Carmichael,
Harrell, and Lambert. In early 2008, the Wheeler,
Butler, and Allison descendents formed the
Wheeler-Butler Cemetery Association for the purpose of
renovating and maintaining the cemetery. |
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Wheeler
Cemetery # 2 |
Stockdale.
This small cemetery,
consisting of only two known burials, is located off
Highway 87 (SE Main Street) about one mile southeast of
downtown Stockdale. It sits in a pasture on private
property near the last home of Daniel Milner and Lavinia
Hunter Wheeler, who are interred here. The Wheelers
moved to Wilson County in the early 1880s, to be near
their daughter, Emma Moore. Their entire married lives
had been spent in Matagorda County, Texas where they
parented eleven children. Tragically, nine of the
children died at early ages, leaving only two surviving
daughters by the time the Wheelers moved to Wilson
County. Through the years there have been scattered
reports that slaves might also have been buried in the
plot. There are no other grave markers or evidence to
support the existence of additional burials in the
cemetery. |
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