Needville in Fort Bend County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Snake Creek Cemetery and Church

Photographed by Madeleine Schimmer, June 9, 2023

1. Snake Creek Cemetery and Church Marker

Inscription. Tombstones in this cemetery reflect early settlers who lived in Snake Creek Community. Hodges, Boon, Boone, Darst, Davis, Gill, Armstrong, Hartgraves, Hughes, Kennelly, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Snedecor, Sims, Tarver, West. Two veterans of the Battle of San Jacinto, Emory P. Darst and John P. Gill are buried here, as are several Confederate veterans. Land for the graveyard was granted in the 1850s by William Cole and by Peter L. West, who is buried here. A community church west of the cemetery served residents many years until destroyed during a 1932 hurricane.

Erected 1985 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9067.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 29° 21.63′ N, 95° 55.101′ W. Marker is in Needville, Texas, in Fort Bend County. It can be reached from Dale Dodge Lane 1.3 miles south of Mueck Road. This cemetery and marker are on private property along a private dirt road

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in a cow pasture. Owner permission and assistance is required to access this cemetery as it is at least 2 miles deep into private pastures and there are a series of locked cattle gates to keep livestock from escaping and roaming. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Needville TX 77461, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also on the American Gulf Coast.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Needville Methodist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Town of Needville (approx. 5.8 miles away); Needville Methodist Church Cemetery (approx. 7 miles away); Kendleton (approx. 7.8 miles away); Terry v. Adams (approx. 7.8 miles away); a different marker also named Kendleton (approx. 7.9 miles away); Newgulf Campo Santo

Snake Creek Cemetery and Church marker and cemetery perspective. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Madeleine Schimmer, June 9, 2023

2. Snake Creek Cemetery and Church marker and cemetery perspective.

(approx. 8.1 miles away); Abraham Darst (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Needville.

The marker and cemetery are deep into private pasture land. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Madeleine Schimmer, June 9, 2023

3. The marker and cemetery are deep into private pasture land.

The private dirt road runs out within the private pasture land and it is a quarter mile walk from where the dirt road ends. This location is not easily accessible, and owner permission and assistance is required to get to this marker and cemetery as the pasture land is protected by a series of locked cattle gates to keep livestock from escaping and roaming.

Snake Creek Cemetery and Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Madeleine Schimmer, June 9, 2023

4. Snake Creek Cemetery and Church

View looking back from cemetery where the road ends. A truck or 4-wheel drive vehicle would be required to travel to location after getting permission and assistance from land owner to access this road beyond a series of locked cattle gates.

Gravestone of Emory H. Darst, a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Madeleine Schimmer, June 9, 2023

5. Gravestone of Emory H. Darst, a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2023, by Madeleine Schimmer of Richmond, Texas. This page has been viewed 513 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 12, 2023, by Madeleine Schimmer of Richmond, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.