Historic Cemetery

Salem Memorial Cemetery

a.k.a. Suess Cemetery, Lutheran Cemetery

Freyburg, Texas
Location: 4026 Salem-Freyburg Rd. Hwy 77 south from La Grange, past Swiss Alp toward Schulenburg, west on FM 956, just north of the old Cordes store off FM 2238 next to Frieburg Cemetery. South on Hwy 77 from La Grange to Freyburg sign, turn right at FM 2238, turn left at Salem-Frieburg Rd, turn right.
Graves: 223 (1871 to present)
Size: 3.23 acres

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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