Velasco Cemetery - Freeport, TX
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jhuoni
N 28° 58.725 W 095° 23.050
15R E 267698 N 3207973
This cemetery is on PRIVATE PROPERTY. You must call the number on the gate to get permission to enter.
Waymark Code: WMT2Z7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2016
Views: 2
The Texas Historical Marker at the gate says:
In 1891 Brazos Investment Company dedicated these 2.5 acres as the only public cemetery in the county, except for an early slave graveyard, Clute. The deed calls for usage without charge for plots. Earliest grave marker 1893. Maintained by Velasco Cemetery Association. (1967)
Find a Grave lists 60 burials, there is a large stone tablet listing those names.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Freeport, Brazoria County, TX
Approximate number of graves: 60
Cemetery Status: Inactive Maintained
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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