Marker Inscription
Salem Memorial Cemetery. Established 1870. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006
Historical Marker
Salem Memorial Cemetery
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About this site
Salem Memorial Cemetery is a historical marker in Schulenburg, Fayette County, dedicated in 2008. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 209 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7371, -97.0071 near Schulenburg. The nearest cataloged historic site is Freiburg Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Freyburg Methodist Church Cemetery, unknown (N of Freyburg Community Halll), and Pin Oak Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014308. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Salem Memorial Cemetery serves the German-settled Freyburg community near Schulenburg in Fayette County. Its history reaches back to about 1870, and many of its gravestones carry inscriptions in German, reflecting the origins of the families who founded the surrounding settlement. The cemetery is documented in the Fayette Heritage archives and is recognized with a Texas historical marker.
Sources: hmdb.orgfayettecountyhistory.org
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