Navidad Baptist Cemetery

In 1853, Seth F. and Caroline M. Hazel deeded land to trustees of Navidad Baptist Church and Cemetery. This cemetery served the residents of the pioneer community of Lyons, whether or not they were members of the Navidad Baptist Church. The community was established by the 1840s on land originally granted in 1831 to Kesiah Crier. In the 1870s, however, most businesses and members of the community moved north toward the new railroad town of Schulenburg, and Lyons soon ceased to exist, although some residents continued to live in the area. The oldest known burial in the cemetery dates to 1853. Many of those interred here are early Texas pioneers, including relatives of the Old Three Hundred, the first families Stephen F. Austin settled in Texas. In addition, veterans of conflicts dating to the Texas Revolution are buried here. Today, though the community of Lyons is gone, the cemetery remains an important reminder of the early town. The burial ground chronicles the lives of area pioneers. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004

Navidad Baptist Cemetery is a historical marker in Schulenburg, Fayette County, dedicated in 2004. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 180 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.6415, -96.8876 near Schulenburg. The nearest cataloged historic site is Navidad Corinthian Baptist Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lyons, Site of Former Town of, Bermuda Valley Farm, and Turner Hall.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013568. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.