Cemetery

Mendoza Mexican

Minerva · Milam County · THC Atlas #7331019205

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About this site

Mendoza Mexican is a cemetery in Minerva, Milam County. It is one of 111 cemeteries documented in Milam County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 204 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.7981, -96.9675 near Minerva. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wilson (cemetery), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Minerva-Midway Cemetery, Turnham McCowan, and Steamboat Washington.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7331019205. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Mendoza Mexican Cemetery near Minerva, about six miles north of Rockdale, was established in 1920 when Henry Mendoza paid ten dollars to J. S. Terry for one acre out of Terry's land along the Cameron-Rockdale road to serve as a burial ground for the county's Mexican residents. The tract was conveyed to the county judge for that purpose and was lost to memory for many years before being rediscovered.

Sources: forttumbleweed.net milamcountyhistoricalcommission.org

📍 30.7981, -96.9675 · Minerva, Milam County

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Nearby in Milam County

Minerva-Midway Cemetery