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Post Oak History
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Photographer's Note:
"A cemetery and a few big oak trees are what remain of the Post Oak
Community in Guadalupe
County." - William
Beauchamp, June 12, 2011 |
Historical
Marker
Location - "9.3 miles south of Seguin
on FM 467; 1.5 miles east on FM 539; 0.5 miles south on Hartfield
Road"
Post Oak Community
Cemetery
The Post Oak Zion
Evangelical Church, established in 1885, served a mostly German community.
The families of Gottlieb and Louise Brietzke and Julius and Johanna
Schievelbein each donated an acre of land in 1894 to their church
for cemetery purposes. The first documented grave in the cemetery
is that of 10-year old Julius Radatz who died in 1888. More than 169
graves are contained here including many of the area's pioneer settlers
and their descendants. The cemetery contained two large post oaks
on the grounds, and continues to serve the local area.
(1996) |
Post Oak Community
Cemetery Historical Marker
Photo courtesy William
Beauchamp, June 2011 |
Guadalupe
County Road to Post Oak Community
Photo courtesy William
Beauchamp, June 2011 |
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