Historic Cemetery

Wilhelm Uecker Cemetery

a.k.a. Uecker Cemetery; Uecker, W Cemetery

Texas
Location: From the east side of US 281, south of Cibolo Creek at United Methodist Church of Christ, follow the service road north for 0.2 miles toward the Cibolo Creek. Turn right for 0.6 miles to follow the the creek road until you come to two gates side by side. The right double gate is for heavy truck traffic, From this gate the cemetery is about 120 feet to the NE atop a peninsula surrounded on three sides by a sea of sand.
Graves: 5 (1887-1924)

Source: Comal County Genealogy Society; Rootsweb; USGS; 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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