Historic Cemetery

Wahl Cemetery

301 Peace Ave, New Braunfels, Texas 78130
Location: On old Philipp Wahl place, now owned by unknown person. Must get owners permission. The gate to the ranch opens on 3009. To reach the cemetery from New Braunfels, go west on Hwy 46, turn left until you reach 3009. Turn left and pass through intersection of Hwy 2252 and 3009, and cemetery is located on the right side of 3009. Deep in the pasture and cannot be found unless someone shows you where the cemetery is.

Source: Comal County Genealogy Society; Rootsweb

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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