Near Taylor in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Site of New Bern Church, School, and Cemetery
Photographed by Keith Peterson
1. Site of New Bern Church, School, and Cemetery Marker
Swiss and German immigrants who settled here in the early 1890s named their settlement for Bern, Switzerland. In 1892 the newly organized St. John Lutheran Church built a sanctuary which also housed the New Bern school here on 2.5 acres donated by Daniel Murphy. The New Bern Cemetery (0.1 mi. E of this site) was established in 1895 on 3 acres acquired from Friedrich and Anna Stauffer. Though a new church building (1912) and school house (1920) were moved to the nearby community of Wuthrich Hill in 1949 the cemetery continues to serve the community.
Erected 1993 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9310.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Notable Places • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.
Location. 30° 37.786′ N, 97° 19.671′ W. Marker is near Taylor, Texas, in Williamson County. It is on County Road 414, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Taylor TX 76574, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas and in the Austin Metropolitan Area. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Town of Thrall (approx. 3.3 miles away); St. John Lutheran Church
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Also see . . . Site of New Bern Church, School, and Cemetery. Williamson County Texas History website entry (Submitted on September 15, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,498 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 13, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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