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This list of cemeteries in Texas includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
IOOF Cemetery, or International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, is a cemetery located at 1117 E. 7th St., near Southwestern University, in Georgetown, Texas, United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] See also
The Texas State Cemetery (TSC) is a cemetery located on about 22 acres (8.9 ha) just east of downtown Austin, the capital of the U.S. state of Texas.Originally the burial place of Edward Burleson, Texas Revolutionary general and vice-president of the Republic of Texas, it was expanded into a Confederate cemetery during the Civil War.
The logo of Find a Grave used from 1995 to 2018 [2] Find a Grave was created in 1995 by Salt Lake City, Utah, resident Jim Tipton to support his hobby of visiting the burial sites of famous celebrities. [3] Tipton classified his early childhood as being a nerdy kid who had somewhat of a fascination with graves and some love for learning HTML. [4]
The Broadway Cemetery Historic District, also known as the Broadway Cemeteries, is a six-block collective of seven separate cemeteries in the city of Galveston, Texas, covering an area of 15.27 acres (6.18 ha). [2]
David Culberson (1830–1900), Confederate Lt Colonel, Congressman from Texas; Diamond Bessie (1853–1877), murder victim and local legend (aka, Bessie Moore, née Annie Stone) Daniel J. Murphy (1843–1879), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient; William Ochiltree (1811–1867), Representative in the Texas Legislature and Provisional Confederate ...
Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery is a multi-faith cemetery located at 7405 West Northwest Highway in North Dallas, Texas, United States. It is owned by Service Corporation International. Among the notable persons interred here are: Mary Kay Ash (1918–2001), businesswoman; Harry W. Bass Jr. (1927–1998), businessman
His wife, Mary Smith Jones, the first lady of the Republic of Texas, died on December 31, 1907, and is buried at Glenwood Cemetery. [20] Two reconstruction mayors are interred at Glenwood: Joseph Robert Morris [21] and Thomas Howe Scanlan. [22] John T. Browne was mayor of Houston from 1897 to 1899 and member of Texas House of Representatives. [23]