Frenstat in Burleson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Frenstat Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, April 2, 2023

1. Frenstat Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In 1884, several Moravian Czech families established farms in this area, naming the community Frenstat, or Friendsted, for Frenštát, Czechoslovakia, Alois and Veronica Polansky deeded 20 acres for a school, church and cemetery in 1887. The community built Our Lady of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and called the associated cemetery St. John's, Frenstat Catholic, or Our Lady of Holy Rosary Cemetery. The first burial by a priest was that of Frank Marek (d. 1890). Today, the cemetery is the final resting place of military veterans, priests and hundreds of area residents. It remains a testament to the area's Czech heritage. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004
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Adolf (Not Alois) and Veronica Polansky deeded the land for the Frenstat School, church and cemetery in 1887 for the sum of $100

Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13077.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 30° 23.849′ N, 96° 39.253′ W. Marker is in Frenstat, Texas, in Burleson County. It is on Farm to Market Road 2774 one mile south of Frenstat Road

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(Farm to Market Road 976), on the left when traveling north. The marker is located at southeast entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8610 FM 2774, Somerville TX 77879, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Lyons Methodist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Lyons (approx. 5.4 miles away); St. John's Lutheran Church (approx. 6.4 miles away); Deanville (approx. 6.4 miles away); Oaklawn Cemetery (approx. 7 miles away); Lake Somerville (approx. 8 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Somerville (approx. 8 miles away).

Also see . . . Frenstat, TX. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

Frenstat, also known as Friendsted, is on Big Creek and Farm Road 2774 some seven miles northwest of Somerville in southern Burleson County. Settlement in the area began in the mid-1830s.

(Submitted on April 6, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Frenstat Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 2, 2023

2. The Frenstat Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.