Cemetery

Brune

Colorado County · THC Atlas #7089002805

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About this site

Brune 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 29.7354, -96.6156. The nearest cataloged historic site is Perry (cemetery), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Halyard, Gay Hill Cemetery, and Grace.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7089002805. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Brune Cemetery is a German-heritage family burial ground on the south side of FM 1890 (Shaw's Bend Road) in Colorado County, named for the Brune family who settled the area. Its earliest recorded death dates to 1895, and among its roughly 240 interments are Herman Brune Sr. (1854-1931) and Ernst Brune, who died in 1917 while serving in World War I.

Sources: coloradocountyhistory.org

📍 29.7354, -96.6156 · Colorado County

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