Vistula Cemetery

Location: Vistual Communityu Cemetery [sign at cemetery] Associated church and community. AAAKA Union Grove [TxDoT] map. (1977) on the FM road between Bruton River Farm and Hwy 21. At Vistula Community, off to the right under a large grove of oak trees.(1987) At Mapleton, on Hwy 21 W, turn on the FM that goes E toward the Bruton farm. At the Vistula Community, it is off to the right under a large grove of oak trees.(1998) At Mapleton, on TX 21 W of Crockett, turn onto FM 3275, which changes to CR 3480 at the end of the pavement; bear R onto CR 3460 and at CR 3470 at the Vistula Community, the cemetery is to the R in a large grove of oak trees.(USGenWeb) S of Crockett on Hwy 21 to Mapleton. Go E on FM 3275, which turn into CR 3480. Cemetery is right where it intersects with CR 3485. Marked on map as Union Grove area.TSHA Handbook of Texas on-line:VISTULA, TEXAS. Vistula is a rural community seven miles northeast of Weldon off Farm Road 3275 in southwestern Houston County. It was established about 1900 and was probably named for the Vistula River in eastern Europe. A post office opened in 1900, and by 1914 the town had a general store, a cotton gin, a tailor, and a population of twenty-five. The post office closed in 1918, and the mail was sent to Weldon. In the mid-1930s the small community had a school and a number of houses. The school was later closed, and by the mid-1960s only a church, a cemetery, and a few widely scattered houses remained in the area. No recent population estimates are available. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Houston County Cemeteries (Crockett, Texas: Houston County Historical Commission, 1977; 3d ed. 1987). Christopher Long THC site visit MB 11-06-04: Mapleton, Tx area. From intersection of SH 21 and FM 3475, continue on FM 3275 for 1.5 mile SE, gravel begins, becomes CR 3480, continue another 1.1 mile to bend or Y intersection, stay right on CR 3480 for 0.1 mile. Site on W side, to left. About ft. off CR. Associated church about 0.4 mile further N at intersection of CR 3480 and CR 3470. Large fenced formal site, gate, sign. Diversity of formal markers over time, large and small, obelisks, slabs, carnes, mounding and scraped earth, unique markers, also locally caste, a few homemade, some pipes and metal funeral home markers. Abundant floral grave materials. US veterans.Approx 3 acres. GPS 31.06.23.55008N –95.38.07.84793WQuad 3195-212Low risk endangerment, fenced, maintained, on map, still in use, visitation, recent burials.