Wallisville in Chambers County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Wallisville Cemetery
Several locally prominent families were among those who purchased the original sixteen plots, including the van Pradelles, Chambers, Gordon, Wooten, Sisson, Mayes, and LaFour families. In 1884 A. G. van Pradelles became the fourth known burial in the cemetery he established. Among the stately monuments and shade trees can be found the tombstones of numerous elected county officials and pioneer settlers.
The Wallisville Cemetery has been expanded several times since van Pradelles laid out the site in 1879. The cemetery land remained in the van Pradelles family for over 100 years until 1986, when a descendant entrusted it to the Wallisville Cemetery Association for care and administration.
Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9139.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites . A significant historical month for this entry is January 1879.
Location. 29° 49.926′ N, 94° 43.588′ W. Marker is in Wallisville, Texas, in Chambers County. Marker is on Wallisville-Turtle Bayou Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wallisville TX 77597, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of Old Wallisville (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mission Nuestra Señora de la Luz (approx. ¾ mile away); Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz del Orcoquisac and Presidio San Agustin de Ahumada (approx. ¾ mile away); Joseph Blancpain's French Trading Post (approx. ¾ mile away); Turtle Bayou Resolutions (approx. 4.4 miles away); Chambers County Youth Project Show (approx. 4.6 miles away); Lone Star Canal (approx. 4.8 miles away); Events at Anahuac Leading to the Texas Revolution (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wallisville.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2024, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. This page has been viewed 53 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2024, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.