St. John Lutheran Cemetery

St. John Lutheran Cemetery Settlers from Posen and Pomerania, Germany came to this area in 1848. They formed St. John Lutheran Church in 1853. A smallpox epidemic in 1873 claimed the lives of 11 members. They and other area victims were interred on the property of church member Henry Raatz. Most of these burials were unmarked, but one, Wilhelm F. Petrich's, is the earliest marked grave. In 1878, Raatz donated this land to the church for a graveyard. After more than a century, the community still uses the historic cemetery, which is maintained by an association that formed in 1973. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002

St. John Lutheran Cemetery is a historical marker in Cypress, Harris County, dedicated in 2002. It is one of 422 historical markers documented in Harris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 849 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.0137, -95.7132 near Cypress. The nearest cataloged historic site is Zahn (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Kalbow, unknown grave, and Pitschmann.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5201012879. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.