Cemetery

Mainland Memorial

Hitchcock · Galveston County · THC Atlas #7167000805

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About this site

Mainland Memorial is a cemetery in Hitchcock, Galveston County. It is one of 34 cemeteries documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 370 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.3480, -95.0011 near Hitchcock. The nearest cataloged historic site is Galilee Missionary Baptist Church (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Galveston Memorial, Hypolite Perthius, and Lorraine Crosby School.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7167000805. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Mainland Memorial Cemetery, also recorded as Gold Bond Memorial, is a historically African American burial ground at Hitchcock in Galveston County, reached from State Highway 6 by way of Sunset Street. It holds several thousand recorded interments serving the mainland communities of the county.

Sources: wikitree.com txgalveston.org

📍 29.3480, -95.0011 · Hitchcock, Galveston County

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