Historic Cemetery

Rust Family Cemetery

a.k.a. Fredrich W Rust; Rust, F

Canyon Lake, Texas
Location: Between Rebecca Creek and Guadalupe River, south of Rust Falls. Take 46 W. Drive under Loop 337 on Hwy 46W for 12.1 miles to the Y in the road. Take Hwy 311 to the right and continue on for .9 miles. You will cross Hwy 3159. You will pass the Smithson Valley Cemetery on the right side of the road. At the next Y intersection take the road to the right (Rebecca Creek Road). Continue on past 8 or 10 gates and at an aluminum metal gate with a painted sign “Rough Going Ranch, S. Smith, owner, turn right on this narrow paved road which leads to the ranch. The paved road becomes a gravel road. At 17.4 miles there is a large gate and a small rusty sign “Gus Krause Ranch”. The small graveyard is another 3 or 4 miles beyond the gate and over a dry creek.
Graves: 8 (1893 - 1946)

Source: Comal County Genealogy Society; Rootsweb; Connie Krause

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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