| Marker Number |
4088 |
| Atlas Number |
5187004088 |
| Marker Title |
Post Oak Community Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Post Oak Community Cemetery |
| Address |
|
| City |
Seguin |
| County |
Guadalupe |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
590110 |
| UTM Northing |
3254901 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; German immigrants/immigration; churches |
| Marker Year |
1996 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
9.3 miles south of Seguin on FM 467; 1.5 miles east on FM 539; 0.5 miles south on Hartfield Road |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The Post Oak Zion Evangelical Church, established in 1885, served a mostly German community. The families of Gottlieb and Louise Brietzke and Julius and Johanna Schievelbein each donated an acre of land in 1894 to their church for cemetery purposes. The first documented grave in the cemetery is that of 10-year old Julius Radatz who died in 1888. More than 169 graves are contained here including many of the area's pioneer settlers and their descendants. The cemetery contained two large post oaks on the grounds, and continues to serve the local area. (1996) |
