Historic Cemetery

Bretzke-Kopplin Cemetery

New Braunfels, Texas
Location: Address: 10645 Schoenthal Rd, New Braunfels, TX 78132. From X or FM 1863 & Schoenthal Rd, take Schoenthal Rd south for 1.9 miles to a wrought iron gate on the right. Need permission to proceed. Go thru the gate for about 400 feet; the cemetery is perpendicular to the right in trees about 200 feet from the driveway and just east of a pond.
Graves: 3 (1860 - 1870)
Size: 52 feet by 60 feet

Source: USGS; Connie Krause; THC records

To address the problem of cemetery destruction and to record as many cemeteries as possible, the Texas Historical Commission offers the Historic Texas Cemetery designation.

The Historic Texas Cemetery designation was developed in 1998 to help protect historic cemeteries by recording cemetery boundaries in county deed records to alert present and future owners of land adjacent to the cemetery of its existence. Every county in Texas has at least one cemetery designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery through this program. The HTC designation is the first step toward preservation of a historic cemetery.

A cemetery is eligible for designation if it is at least 50 years old and is deemed worthy of recognition for its historical associations. The very nature of a cemetery being a landmark of a family’s or community’s presence is considered to validate the criteria of historical associations. Any individual, organization, or agency may submit a request for designation.

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