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

Giesenschlag Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, April 2, 2023

1. Giesenschlag Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Prussian born Johann Joachim Giesenschlag (1817-80), his wife Anna (Schulze), and their children came to Texas in 1855. Settling first in Washington County, they moved to Burleson County in the 1870s and bought over 1,000 acres here. Giesenschlag set aside this tract for a family cemetery, and was the first to be interred here. In 1883 members of his family donated the property to the Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church at Mound Prairie. For many years a schoolhouse was located on former Giesenschlag land adjacent to this pioneer cemetery.

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8635.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 30° 29.044′ N, 96° 30.104′ W. Marker is near Snook, Texas, in Burleson County. It is on County Highway 271 half a mile north of Farm to Market Road 60, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located in the central section of the cemetery past the 2nd gate. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Caldwell TX 77836, 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: Snook Brethren Church (approx. 2 miles away); Community of Snook

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Dabney Hill Freedom Colony (approx. 2.2 miles away); Lone Oak Baptist Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Snook Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); Brazos Bottom Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 4 miles away); Providence Cemetery (approx. 5.8 miles away); Lyons (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Snook.

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

Photographed by James Hulse, April 2, 2023

2. The Giesenschlag Cemetery and Marker

The 2nd gate to the Giesenschlag Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 2, 2023

3. The 2nd gate to the Giesenschlag Cemetery and Marker

The front gate to the Giesenschlag Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 2, 2023

4. The front gate to the Giesenschlag Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 8, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.