Cemetery

St Mary

Karnes County · THC Atlas #7255001305

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About this site

St Mary is a cemetery in Karnes County, Texas. It is one of 33 cemeteries documented in Karnes County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 62 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 28.9642, -97.9057. The nearest cataloged historic site is John Gawlik House (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Store in Panna Maria, Pilarczyk Store, and Panna Maria, Texas.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7255001305. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

This cemetery lies at Panna Maria, founded on Christmas Eve 1854 by Upper Silesian immigrants and recognized as the oldest permanent Polish settlement in the United States. Father Leopold Moczygemba consecrated the community's Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, the first permanent Polish Catholic church in America, in 1856, and the settlement's cemetery was relocated to its present spot in town after the church was built over the original burial ground.

Sources: tshaonline.org en.wikipedia.org

📍 28.9642, -97.9057 · Karnes County

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First Store in Panna Maria

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