Cemetery

Garwood Methodist

Colorado County · THC Atlas #7089000505

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About this site

Garwood Methodist is a cemetery in Colorado County, Texas. It is one of 59 cemeteries documented in Colorado County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 171 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.4875, -96.4159. The nearest cataloged historic site is Williams Paradise (cemetery), about 2.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Garwood, Garwood, and Gas Well in Colorado County, First Producing.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7089000505. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Garwood Methodist Cemetery, also known as Lehrer Memorial Cemetery, is the Methodist congregation's burial ground serving the Garwood community in southern Colorado County. Garwood developed as a rice-farming town after 1896 and was named for Houston attorney Hiram Morgan Garwood.

Sources: tshaonline.org coloradocountyhistory.org

📍 29.4875, -96.4159 · Colorado County

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Nearby in Colorado County

Gas Well in Colorado County, First Producing

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