Cemetery

Elm Slough Community

Gonazales · Gonzales County · THC Atlas #7177008705

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About this site

Elm Slough Community is a cemetery in Gonazales, Gonzales County. It is one of 85 cemeteries documented in Gonzales County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 186 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.5055, -97.3932 near Gonazales. The nearest cataloged historic site is Walker (cemetery), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Carter, Gonzales Memorial Park, and Burkett, David.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7177008705. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Elm Slough Cemetery served the historically African American Elm Slough community southeast of Gonzales, along the old Gonzales-to-Dilworth road. Its burials date from the late 1800s into modern times, and the small Dee Jones Family Cemetery lies about a quarter mile to the east. The ground is counted among the African American cemeteries of central Texas.

Sources: sites.rootsweb.com redriversankofahs.org

📍 29.5055, -97.3932 · Gonazales, Gonzales County

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