Post Oak, Texas, Guadalupe County, and Post Oak Community Cemetery. (original) (raw)
Post Oak History
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Photographer's Note:
"A cemetery and a few big oak trees are what remain of the Post Oak Community in Guadalupe County." -
William Beauchamp, June 12, 2011
Historical 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"
Post Oak Community Cemetery
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)
Post Oak Community Cemetery Historical Marker
Photo courtesy William Beauchamp, June 2011
Guadalupe County Road to Post Oak Community
Photo courtesy William Beauchamp, June 2011
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