| Marker Number |
4718 |
| Atlas Number |
5325004718 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Saint Dominic Catholic Church and Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Saint Dominic Catholic Church and Cemetery, Site of |
| Address |
CR 5226 |
| City |
D'Hanis |
| County |
Medina |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
474827 |
| UTM Northing |
3244289 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; Alsatian immigrants/immigration; Roman Catholic denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
southeast corner of CR 5226 (Old Church Road) and CR 5221 (Old Cemetery Road) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Congregation formed in 1847 with founding of D'Hanis Colony by settlers from Alsace, France. In 1853, when town became a mission parish, limestone church was built, using timber hauled by ox-wagon from Medina River. Sandstone extension was built in 1868 upon arrival of first resident pastor but abandoned after 1914 when new church was built in "New" D'Hanis (1 1/2 miles west). Cemetery, dating from burial of child of colonists in 1847, was used until 1893, when new cemetery was started following diptheria epidemic. (1972) |
