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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)
Velasco Cemetery is a historical marker in Freeport, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.9787, -95.3843 near Freeport. The nearest cataloged historic site is Beall Family Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Velasco, Velasco Lodge No. 757, A. F. & A. M., and Eastern Branch Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009608. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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