Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery

4529 Wiedeville Church Rd, Brenham, Texas 77833

Location: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Wiedeville, Tx:Wiedeville Cemetery—TxGenWeb: “Immanual Lutheran Church” Cem Recs of Washington Co (1974): “301313 – 962027 – Immanuel Church Cem at Wiedeville. Approx 150 burials, earliest about 1880s. Index.” THC site visit MB 9/11/03 Wiedeville, Tx. Wiedeville Church Rd, N from SH 105 at Earlywine, Tx. Part of Lutheran Church property, adjacent to church buildings. Private drive goes between cemetery and church buildings to separate residential property to N side. Diverse markers over time. Abundant floral and deocrative grave material. Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, adjacent to church and old parsonage now used as church hall. Pasture access road between church and cemetery. One large Oak but no marker trees. Approx 1.45 acres. GPS 30.13.12.29935N –96.20.27.03126W. USGS 3096-124 Low risk endangerment, not fenced but associated church, on map, maintained, still in use.

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

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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