Zion Lutheran Church and Cemetery

The earliest burial in this cemetery occurred upon the death of Anton Gugger, a German immigrant who was interred on his farmland in 1881. In 1906, Gugger's descendants donated this portion of his property to the Zion Lutheran Church of Helotes for the church graveyard. The congregation was organized in the early 1900s to serve the German settlers in the Helotes area. Many church members and pioneers of the Leon Valley and Culebra areas area are buried in the cemetery. Both the graveyard and the congregation reflect the area's German Heritage. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Zion Lutheran Church and Cemetery is a historical marker in Helotes, Bexar County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.5344, -98.6856 near Helotes. The nearest cataloged historic site is Helotes Lutheran (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Zion Lutheran Church, Christ Mission College, and Unknown Grave (Culebra Creek NE of Zachary School).

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029005960. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.