Historic Cemetery

Altwein Family Cemetery

Schumansville, Texas
Location: Approx. 5 miles SE of New Braunfels on FM 725, just outside the community of Schumannsville. The cemetery is located near a creek on the west bank of the Guadalupe River on a 50-acre farm presently owned by Marvin Kneupper.
Graves: 14 (1853 to 1933)
Size: .25 acre

Source: 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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