Plum in Fayette County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Saints Peter and Paul Old Catholic Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, April 15, 2022
1. Saints Peter and Paul Old Catholic Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Saints Peter and Paul Old Catholic Cemetery. . Although settlement in the Plum area dates to 1869, the town formally developed in 1889. The following year, Czech families began settling here, and in 1896, they established Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. In 1899, trustees purchased an acre of land from Paul Korenek, and the earliest marked grave, for Rosi Korenek (b. 1879), dates to that year. Tombstones reflect the area's rich heritage through Czech inscriptions. Church members belonged to fraternal and service groups such as the KJT, KJZT, SPJST, Knights of Columbus and Woodmen of the World. With a backdrop of agricultural lands, much as it had at the time of its founding, the cemetery serves as a link to pioneer life in the Plum area.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006
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Although settlement in the Plum area dates to 1869, the town formally developed in 1889. The following year, Czech families began settling here, and in 1896, they established Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. In 1899, trustees purchased an acre of land from Paul Korenek, and the earliest marked grave, for Rosi Korenek (b. 1879), dates to that year. Tombstones reflect the area's rich heritage through Czech inscriptions. Church members belonged to fraternal and service groups such as the KJT, KJZT, SPJST, Knights of Columbus and Woodmen of the World. With a backdrop of agricultural lands, much as it had at the time of its founding, the cemetery serves as a link to pioneer life in the Plum area.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006
Erected 2006 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13950.)
Location. 29° 56.67′ N, 96° 58.376′ W. Marker is in Plum, Texas, in Fayette County. It is on Old Catholic Cemetery Lane half a mile east of Drisdale Road, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located in front of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Point TX 78963, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
2. The Saints Peter and Paul Old Catholic Cemetery and Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, April 15, 2022
3. The view of the Saints Peter and Paul Old Catholic Cemetery and Marker from the street
Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 389 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
