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

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church

Photographed by James Hulse, April 2, 2023

1. Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church Marker

Inscription. In 1884, Catholic settlers from Czechoslovakia first arrived in this area. They named their settlement Frenstat for the community they had left, Frenstat Rod Radhost, Moravia. By 1887 the Rev. Joseph Chromcik regularly visited Frenstat. That year, Adolf Polansky sold land to the Galveston Diocese for school, church and cemetery purposes. Members met in the schoolhouse until building a sanctuary in 1889. During the next few decades they formed men's and women's service organizations. Since that time, the congregation, now part of the Austin Diocese, has grown in membership and facilities which include a grotto of the Virgin Mary of Lourdes.

Erected 2005 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13256.)

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° 23.839′ N, 96° 39.213′ W. Marker is in Frenstat, Texas, in Burleson County. It is on Farm to Market Road 2274 one mile south of Frenstat Road (Farm to Market Road 976), on the left when traveling north. The marker is located south of the front entrance to the church. 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

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markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frenstat Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Lyons Methodist Church (approx. 5.3 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.)

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church Marker in the church courtyard area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 2, 2023

2. Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church Marker in the church courtyard area

The view of the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 2, 2023

3. The view of the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church from the street

The marker is located at the far left in the photo.

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 408 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.