Details for Confederate Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5039009549
Data
| Marker Number | 9549 |
| Atlas Number | 5039009549 |
| Marker Title | Confederate Cemetery |
| Index Entry | Confederate Cemetery |
| Address | |
| City | Alvin |
| County | Brazoria |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 283848 |
| UTM Northing | 3257600 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery; Civil War |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | on FM 517 near intersection with 517 and SH 35 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | Established in the 1890's by John A. Wharton Camp, U. C. V.; burial ground for Confederate veterans and families. After increase of acreage, use of cemetery was extended to public. Veterans of 4 wars; 1900 hurricane victims as well as prominent civic leaders are buried here. (1968) |