Cemetery

Petersburg (Cemetery)

Hale County · THC Atlas #7189000205

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About this site

Petersburg is a cemetery in Hale County, Texas. It is one of 7 cemeteries documented in Hale County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.8687, -101.5837. The nearest cataloged historic site is Petersburg (historical marker), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lakeview School and Community, Pearce Chapel - Strip Cemetery, and Happy Union.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7189000205. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Petersburg Cemetery serves the town of Petersburg in southeastern Hale County, a community that originated in 1891 with the establishment of its post office. The cemetery developed with the farming town and today holds more than 1,700 documented burials, making it a substantial record of the area's settlement history.

Sources: tshaonline.org findagrave.com

Also at or near Hale County

“Petersburg” names 2 distinct records in Hale County. This page is the cemetery. The others:

Petersburg — Historical Marker in Petersburg (1973)

📍 33.8687, -101.5837 · Hale County

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Nearby in Hale County

Lakeview School and Community

Petersburg · 1989

Historical Marker

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