Marker Inscription
Early area priests served Caldwell’s Catholic residents in the early 1890s, meeting in various locations, including the home of the Windhausen family. The community built a church dedicated to St. Mary’s Our Lady of Lourdes in 1895, and four years later bought this adjacent land for use as the Caldwell Catholic Cemetery. The first burial, that of Jacob Svejda (Schweda), dates to September 1899. The burial ground is the final resting place of military veterans, local leaders, church founders and families from the area’s Catholic community, with a strong link to the numerous settlers of Czech and Hispanic heritage. Historic texas cemetery - 2005
About this site
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is a historical marker in Caldwell, Burleson County, dedicated in 2005. 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 30.5347, -96.7024 near Caldwell. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. Mary's Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Caldwell, City of, First United Methodist Church of Caldwell, and Reeves-Womack House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014216. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
