Details for Snake Creek Cemetery and Church

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5157009067

Data

Marker Number 9067
Atlas Number 5157009067
Marker Title Snake Creek Cemetery and Church
Index Entry Snake Creek Cemetery and Church
Address
City Needville
County Fort Bend
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes cemetery; churches
Marker Year 1985
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Tombstones in this cemetery reflect early settlers who lived in Snake Creek community: Hodges, Boon, Boone, Darst, Davis, Gill, Armstrong, Hartgraves, Hughes, Kennelly, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Snedecor, Sims, Tarver, West. Two veterans of the Battle of san Jacinto, Emory H. Darst and John P. Gill are buried here, as are several Confederate veterans. Land for the graveyard was granted in the 1850s by william Cole and by Peter L. West, who is buried here. A community church west of the cemetery served residents many years until destroyed during a 1932 hurricane.

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