Alta Loma Cemetery

Organized in 1897, this burial ground served the ranching and farming community of Alta Loma. In 1893 the Alta Loma Investment and Improvement Company located in Colorado established the town site, whose name means "High Land", in Spanish. IN 1894 William Skirvin, who is buried here, led the first party of settlers to the new town. When the investment company established Alta Loma it set aside land for cemetery use. However it was not until 1897 when the company presented the deed to the town for this property. The first burial here occured that year, when the infant son of the Stobart family died. others interred includ members of eary pioneering families who raised longhorn cattle in the area, as well as residents of other near by settlements. in addition, community and buisness leaders, immigrants, teachers, preachers, veterans of military conflicts dating to World War I, are also burried here The Alta Loma cemetery association, organized in 1904, continue to maintain the community burial ground. Cemetery features include curbed plots, verticle stones, false crypts, grave slabs and statuary. In 1978 Santa Fe incorporated Alta Loma into its city limits. As one of the few remaining vestiges of Alta Loma, this burial ground is a reminder of the non-existant settlement. It continues to serve as a testament to the pioneering men and women who resided here long ago and is a record of their once thriving community. Historic Texas Cemetery 2007

Alta Loma Cemetery is a historical marker in Santa Fe, Galveston County, dedicated in 2008. It is one of 283 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 373 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.3513, -95.0887 near Santa Fe. The nearest cataloged historic site is Original Site of First Baptist Church of Alta Lome (historical marker), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Alta Loma, Hitchcock Depot, and Grace Memorial.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015227. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.