Historical MarkerGiesenschlag Cemetery
Snook · Burleson County · Dedicated 1983 · THC Atlas #5051008635
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Marker Inscription
Prussian born Johann Joachim Giesenschlag (1817-80), his wife Anna (Schulze), and their children came to Texas in 1855. Settling first in Washington County, they moved to Burleson County in the 1870s and bought over 1,000 acres here. Giesenschlag set aside this tract for a family cemetery, and was the first to be interred here. In 1883 members of his family donated the property to the Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church at Mound Prairie. For many years a schoolhouse was located on former Giesenschlag land adjacent to this pioneer cemetery.
About this site
Giesenschlag Cemetery is a historical marker in Snook, Burleson County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Burleson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4838, -96.5018 near Snook. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mound Prairie Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Snook, Snook Brethren Church, and Dabney Hill Freedom Colony.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5051008635. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
