San Antonio International Airport Vicinity in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Georg Heinrich Buchsenschutz Family Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, May 22, 2024

1. Georg Heinrich Buchsenschutz Family Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Mexican War veteran Georg Heinrich Buchsenschutz came to Texas in 1850. He bought more than 200 acres of farmland in this area in 1860, the same year he wed Friederike Schulmeier with whom he had ten children. Their oldest daughter, Friederike died at the age of fifteen in 1881 and was buried on the homestead. Her father was interred near her in 1895. Between 1910 and 1946, eleven other family members were buried at the cemetery, the site remains open to family descendants. Texas Historic Cemetery - 2001

Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13797.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 29° 34.756′ N, 98° 24.435′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in San Antonio International Airport Vicinity. It is on Briarledge Street. The marker and cemetery are a short walk along the easement from the road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14423 Briarledge St, San Antonio TX 78247, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Texas.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wetmore Community Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx.

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1½ miles away); Comanche Lookout Park (approx. 2.4 miles away); Comanche Lookout (approx. 2.4 miles away); Bueche Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 5.1 miles away); Davenport Cemetery (approx. 5.1 miles away); Route of El Camino Real (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.

The view of the Georg Heinrich Buchsenschutz Family Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, May 22, 2024

2. The view of the Georg Heinrich Buchsenschutz Family Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.