Near Riesel in McLennan County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Friedens Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, October 26, 2022

1. Friedens Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In 1903, eight local families formed a German Lutheran Church, later known as Friedens Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ. Associated with the church, a burial ground was also established on this property, which was donated by Philip Engelke. Although the church moved to Riesel from this location in 1908, parishioners and others continued to use this cemetery. Grave marker epitaphs written in German reflect Riesel's heritage as a settlement established by German families. Other cemetery features include vertical stones and family plots. A cemetery committee cares for the burial ground, which chronicles the history of a congregation and of the pioneers who settled this area. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2009

Erected 2009 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16567.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Immigration • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 31° 29.161′ N, 96° 53.693′ W. Marker is near Riesel, Texas, in McLennan County. It is on East Lake Creek Road (Farm to Market

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Road 1860) ¼ mile west of Grassland Road, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery by the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1661 East Lake Creek Road, Riesel TX 76682, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Friedens Evangelical & Reformed United Church of Christ (approx. 1.9 miles away); Riesel (approx. 1.9 miles away); Trinity Lutheran Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Perry United Methodist Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Watson Feed Store (approx. 5.2 miles away); First Baptist Church of Mart (approx. 5.4 miles away); Site of Organization of the First Baptist Church of Mart

The entrance to the Friedens Cemetery with the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 26, 2022

2. The entrance to the Friedens Cemetery with the Marker

(approx. 5.7 miles away); Judge Albert G. and Harriet Elizabeth Grimes Perry (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riesel.

Also see . . . Riesel, TX. Texas State Historical Association

Riesel is at the intersection of Farm Road 1860 and State Highway 6, on the Missouri Pacific Railroad fourteen miles southeast of Waco in southeastern McLennan County. The Houston and Texas Central Railway built a sectionhouse called Roddy on the site about 1880. A number of German families settled in the community, and in 1890 W. H. Riesel built a gin there. A post office called Prospect was opened in the community in 1890, and the following year the name of the post office and community was changed to Riesel, after the gin owner.

(Submitted on October 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.