Historic Cemetery

Schumannsville Cemetery

New Braunfels (V), Texas
Location: On Lake Side Pass NE off 725. The community is about 3 miles south of New Braunfels. The cemetery is about 1.5 miles north of the community on Lake Side Drive 358, a short county road that extends from FM 725 eastward to Lake Dunlap, a distance about 1.5 miles. The cemetery is about .7 miles from FM 725.
Graves: 220 (1853-present)

Source: Rootsweb; THC records; USGS; TxDot map 2000

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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