Cemetery

Keilers

Lavaca County · THC Atlas #7285002205

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About this site

Keilers is a cemetery in Lavaca County, Texas. It is one of 70 cemeteries documented in Lavaca County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.5406, -96.7783. The nearest cataloged historic site is Redus (cemetery), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Willowsburg, Shimek, and Allen.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7285002205. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Keilers Cemetery is a small family burial ground of about twenty graves tucked into the woods on private property off County Road 147 near Sublime in eastern Lavaca County. Its oldest legible marker is that of Herman Botard, who died August 9, 1875. Early records suggest the plot went by several names over the years, appearing on death certificates and obituaries as the Honey Creek, Botard, and Pawlek cemeteries.

Sources: lavacacountyhistory.org

📍 29.5406, -96.7783 · Lavaca County

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