Near New Berlin in Guadalupe County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Warncke Cemetery

Photographed By James Hulse, October 5, 2022

1. Warncke Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Heinrich Warncke (1839-1908), Elisabeth Eitzmann Warncke (1844-1921) and their two children emigrated from Germany to Ohio in 1868. Within several years their growing family joined other German settlers in New Berlin. Between 1876 and 1882 they purchased nearly 400 acres of land out of which they set aside this cemetery. Five graves remain unidentified, but the earliest dated burial is that of one-year-old Anna Helmke who died in 1880. The Warnckes' grandson, Elmer G. Bloch (1918-1943), a World War II casualty buried overseas, is honored here. The site continues to serve the descendants of Guadalupe County's pioneers Historic Texas Cemetery - 2001

Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13771.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 29° 26.539′ N, 98° 5.576′ W. Marker is near New Berlin, Texas, in Guadalupe County. Marker is on Warncke Road, 1.2 miles south of Farm to Market Road 775, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located at the main gate to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1393 Warncke Road, La Vernia TX 78121, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. To All Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Christ Lutheran Church of Elm Creek (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of Muelder Store (approx. 1.6 miles away); Post Oak Community Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Sweet Home Vocational and Agricultural School (approx. 3½ miles away); Concrete Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); Cibolo Crossing on the Gonzales Road (approx. 4.9 miles away); Alamo Survivor (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Berlin.

Photographed By James Hulse, October 5, 2022

2. Warncke Cemetery Marker

The front entrance to the Warncke Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, October 5, 2022

3. The front entrance to the Warncke Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 11, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.